I have said many times during this pandemic that we are seeing the worst and the best of people.
I just read the story about two young Peoria, Illinois, boys who were robbed at gunpoint by two thugs of their $30.00 in cash at their lemonade stand. When the news got out their neighbors and fellow citizens started a donation campaign that brought in thousands. Even the police chief brought a line of police cars to show support, to buy their lemonade and make donations.
We are all familiar with crude and rude people who could care less about other people. Selfish to the bone, they are often loud and proud. They have to be noticed.
There are people who do care about others and do whatever they can to help. They are magnanimous with their time, their talents and their resources. They are often quiet shining examples of "loving one's neighbors as oneself." They often do it without fanfare, attention or the need for credit.
WHERE DO YOU STAND?
Do you stand on the side of anger and bitterness?
Do you stand on the side of mercy and encouragement?
“Render true judgments, show kindness and mercy to one another. Let none of you devise evil against another in your heart.”
Zechariah 7:9-10
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