LITTLE ACTS OF KINDNESS

I took a drop of kindness

And spread it all around,

It changed the earth beneath me

To sacred, holy ground.

Transformed a voice of anger

To whispers soft and dear,

And stony eyes, hard and cold

To ones which shone with tears.

It filled a heart with softness

Where harshness had abound,

And placed a smile on a face

On which there'd been a frown.

It helped to ease the sorrow

Of one weighed down in grief,

A widow faced the morrow

With hope borne out of peace.

The little act of kindness?

There's really no such thing.

The little act of kindness

Hides multitudes of sin!

Effects are quite astounding

They'd change the world for sure

If others shared the burden

Which those around them bore.

So take a drop of kindness

And spread it all around,

Change the earth beneath you

To sacred, holy ground.

And soon you will discover

Your open heart will sing!

For little acts of kindness

Are monumental things!

- Desley Innis

THE ONE YOU FEED

One evening an old Cherokee told his grandson about a battle that goes on inside people. He said: "My son, the battle is between two 'wolves' inside us all. One is Evil. It is anger, envy, jelousy, hatred, greed, arrogance, self-pity, resentment, inferiority, pride, superiority and ego. The other is Good. It is joy, peace, love, hope, serenity, humility, kindness, benevolence, empathy, generosity, truth, compassion and faith."

The grandson thought about it for a minute and then asked his grandfather: "Which wolf wins?"

The old Cherokee replied: "The one you feed."

- Author Unknown

IN GOD'S FOLD

Twas a sheep, not a lamb that went astray in the parable Jesus told,
Twas a grown up sheep that wandered away from the ninety and nine in the fold,
And out on the hill tops and out in the storm twas a sheep that the good shepherd sought,
And back to the flock and back to the fold twas a sheep that the good shepherd brought.
Now why should the sheep be so carefully fed and cared for still today,
Because there is danger if they go wrong they will lead the lambs astray.
For the lambs will follow the sheep you know wherever they wonder wherever they go.
If the sheep go wrong it will not be long till the lambs are as wrong as they.
So still with the sheep do we earnestly plead for the sake of the lambs today,
If the lambs are lost what a terrible cost some sheep will have to pay.

- Author unknown