Love is kind
1 Corinthians 13:4
Social media makes it very easy to be snide and dismissive. There are far more acronyms and abbreviations for insults than for complements. There are a lot more ways to come across as sarcastic and offensive than sincere and encouraging. Sometimes we need to put a few more seconds into our comments, reading and re-reading, just to make sure we are coming across as kind, even to those who are not kind in return. We show kindness by being sympathetic to distress rather than dismissive. We show kindness by offering prayers and love and offers of help (which will will actually follow through with). We show kindness by not playing the grammar nazzi when someone is already having troubles, by letting people voice doubts and concerns without ridicule. We show kindness by not poking fun of persons in politics when they make choices we disagree with, and by not name-calling or poisoning the well with other souls who take those views. We show kindness by sending a private message as correction or rebuke when something is not yet circulated. We show kindness by treating others the way we want to be treated.
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