| "Be kind to each other, tenderhearted, forgiving | | | | stranger he had compassion, he had pity on him. |
| one another, just as God has forgiven you | | | | The Good Samaritan bandaged his wounds, |
| because you belong to Christ." Ephesians 4:32 | | | | poured oil and wine on them to clean them and to |
| Just because the Bible teaches us to be kind | | | | help heal them, and then he put him on his own |
| doesn't mean it's easy to do. We often don't | | | | donkey and took him to a safe place. He even |
| want to be kind to the person who could benefit | | | | paid the innkeeper to take care of him and |
| from it. Sometimes it's because we are feeling | | | | promised to come back to complete his mission |
| selfish, or we have been hurt by that person and | | | | of kindness. |
| don't want to forgive him. Sometimes we think | | | | We should definitely be kind to our friends and |
| we are too busy to help him. | | | | the people in our lives that are kind to us; that is |
| Bible Stories That Teach Kids About Kindness | | | | the easy part. |
| There are two special Bible stories that first come | | | | How Being Kind to Others Blesses Us |
| to my mind when I think of kindness. | | | | God also wants us to be kind and help any person |
| The first one is of Joseph. Even after his brothers | | | | in our life whom we can help. God promises us |
| hatefully sold him as a slave he helped them. | | | | that if we love even our enemies and help them |
| When they came to Egypt to buy grain he tested | | | | He will reward us. If you are merciful to others |
| their motives but in his heart he forgave them. | | | | God will be merciful to you. He will bring people to |
| Eventually he told them who he was and made a | | | | you to help you with your problems too. |
| way for them to come live in Egypt so they | | | | Kindness is a fruit of the Spirit. Only God can |
| would have food. | | | | grow the fruit of kindness in your life as you let |
| The other story is the well known account of the | | | | Him by doing what He tells you to do. When you |
| Good Samaritan. He went out of his way to help | | | | do kind things for others you will receive a |
| a needy stranger who was hurt. He was on his | | | | blessing from God that is a lot better than what |
| way to somewhere but when he saw the hurt | | | | anyone else can ever give you. |