Kindness

As a farmer, I pray a lot to our God. Today I was so inspired at church that I almost got tears in my eyes.

This was taken from our book and pretty much sums up the entire mass:

[Sometimes we loose our way and become stressed, injured, or afraid. However we can release all our worries because we have a mighty shepherd. Our Lord assures this in the first reading (Ezekiel 34:11-12, 15-17), "The lost I will seek out, the strayed I will bring back, the injured I will bind up, the sick I will heal." Do you want God to seek, find, and heal you today? If so, proclaim the words of today's psalm (Psalm 23:1-2, 2-3, 5-6): "The Lord is my shepherd; there is nothing I shall want." When I allow God to guide me, I will find green pastures and safe waters, and "only the goodness and kindness follow me all the days of my life." In the second reading (Corinthians 15:20-26, 28), Paul assures us that our Good Shepherd guides us fearlessly, even through death: "In Christ shall all be brought to life." In the Gospel, Jesus calls himself a shepherd, promising to save everyone who helped him when he was hungry, thirsty, a stranger, naked, ill, or in prison. he explains, "Whatever you did for one of the least brothers of mine, you did for me." So we are all shepherds of each other.
Because the Good Shepherd seeks, finds, and heals you, how can you in turn help another person today?]

Wow, this makes me think. We all need to be kind to one another and help each other whenever possible!
We have been blessed with so many great and helping people. Father also added that it is easy to go to a shelter and feed the poor. The hard part is loving, caring and helping those who annoy, anger, or frustrate you. It is in that moment when we need to show more kindness. I also, besides being a farmer, work at a group home for mentally challenged adults. This makes me feel better about what I do, but also makes me realize that I need to do better, and be kinder to the other people in my life. My co-workers, my husband, my parents and family, and to my friends. I don't always have as much time to show them kindness by helping them with a project around the house or cooking a meal for them, but I do have the time to listen and be understanding when I am with them. Sometimes that may be more important anyway.