Acts of Kindness

And if I should distribute all my goods to feed the poor,

and if I should deliver my body to be burned,

and have not Charity, it profiteth me nothing.

~1 Corinthians 13:3

It's amazing what comes to mind while on the treadmill. Since we got home I've been trying to work off the pounds I gained eating all that yummy Israeli food....and the pounds I needed to lose before we left. :)

With the laptop setup on the treadmill I find I can walk forever.

Anyhow, this morning I've been thinking about acts of kindness, and the plan was to do a really long post about why we should be inspired to always be thinking of this.

But...

I went on google to look for images and I decided that's all I needed for this topic. I hope you find the following pictures inspiring in some way.

Matthew 7:21

This verse was in the Gospel 2 Sunday's ago, and since I've still been thinking about it, I thought I'd post for all to think on.

"Not every one that saith to me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven: but he that doth the will of my Father who is in heaven, he shall enter into the kingdom of heaven."

Today's Epistle

James 1:22-27

But be ye doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving your own selves. For if a man be a hearer of the word, and not a doer, he shall be compared to a man beholding his own countenance in a glass. For he beheld himself, and went his way, and presently forgot what manner of man he was. But he that hath looked into the perfect law of liberty, and hath continued therein, not becoming a forgetful hearer, but a doer of the work; this man shall be blessed in his deed.

And if any man think himself to be religious, not bridling his tongue, but deceiving his own heart, this man's religion is vain. Religion clean and undefiled before God and the Father, is this: to visit the fatherless and widows in their tribulation: and to keep one's self unspotted from this world.

Monday Night

Last night Paul and I went to a Church group for young adults and we had a great time and are really excited about going back.

There are two separate groups every other Monday, on opposite weeks of each other. One of the groups is for ages 35-54 and the one we went to last night is for 18-34. We went to both groups to find out which one worked for us and we decided on the younger group. If you go by age Paul and I would have to split up, and that wasn't gonna happen.

Each group spends an hour in Adoration then another hour in the classroom. The group we chose focuses on Bible Study, and because that is a weak area (sad to say) for me, I think it will be most beneficial for the time being, and Paul just loves to read, study, and listen to the discussions take place. The group we didn't choose focuses on spiritual growth, and even though I know there isn't anyone out there who does not need to work on their spiritual life, it is just not right for us now.

I was thinking about how to decide what is more important and I've decided it is studying the Bible. The more we (I really mean me, Paul's pretty much got it, lol) understand scripture and the stronger our faith will become, the more we will grow spiritually. I like to think of it as a chain reaction that will occur naturally.