Random acts of kindness
This past weekend I attended a men's retreat for the purpose of getting to know some of the other guys better. At one point we were instructed to split up into group of 3 or 4 and go out into the community and preform "random acts of kindness" There were no other instructions we were just told to go do it then to meet for lunch in a little less than two hours. So, my group got in my mini van. Made a couple of calls and were not coming up with any ideas for projects we could do on that short of notice. We sat in the van for a while...boy did I hate this!
...after an uncomfortable silence I suggested that my neighbors yard needed
mowing. We drove to her house and knocked on the door but she wasn't home. So we
proceeded to get out my mowers and mow as much of her yard in the time we were
given. I felt really weird about the whole thing.
We met for lunch and talked about the whole experience. Most of the guys thought
it was awesome that we did something to "bless" this elderly woman without even
sticking around to let her know who did it.
Two days later I saw that somebody finished the job and really got the place
looking good. I am really hoping she didn't think someone was trying to send her
a message that her place was an eyesore. I am sort of afraid that there is a
good chance that out actions were received as a random act of passive
aggression.
I am trying to catch her at home so I can explain but I keep missing her. Either
that or she just doesn't come to the door!"
You own a mini van?
"Sure do! I have bad knees and I no longer like climbing down into a car. Plus I
have lots of room to haul stuff or people and it gets better millage than a
truck. I sort of like PT cruisers too, but I have tended to find better deals on
mini vans."
I think it was a nice gesture but you should have told the
woman we do this for you in Jesus' name.
"Did you miss the part about her not being home."
Oh. How 'bout a note?
Mk 9:41
Response to comment [from a Christian]: "Delmar, my brother. You are a really nice Mormon..."
Delmar is a
Mormon? Forget the note thing.
Jesus is not the spirit brother of Lucifer (Jn 1:1). Get off the lady's lawn.
She doesn't need cultists coming to her door (2 Pe 2:1, Ga 5:9).
See:
Mormonism
"Can you come to my house?"
Don't let false
teachers in your home near your children (2
Jn 1:10).
"No. I was just teasing him about mowing like a Mormon."
We help others in Jesus' name (Mk 9:41, Jn 1:1) not
sprit brother of Lucifer's name (2 Pe 2:1).
That is not a phrase
it means we acknowledge his character and attributes (Jn 1:1).
"I agree. Sorry, it was an apparently-off attempt at humor. My apologies to you and Del."
No, no. You
said you were kidding but I wasn't sure. I thought I'd better get the warning
out there regardless. We're back to--note on door. All is well.
