I was driving home yesterday after doing errands. I began to think of the many people who had helped me that morning. There was the teller at the bank who cashed checks for me. There was the tire guy who added air to my tires that had lost pressure. A woman checked out my groceries and another put them into bags. A teen boy held a door open for me. A postal worker weighed my envelopes for the correct amount of postage. All these actions were done pleasantly and with smiles. I realized that I truly appreciated these kind actions.
I am readily grateful for the major things people have done for me, like the time our basement flooded and neighbors came to the rescue. Or when our car broke down on the highway and AAA was there to help. The daily smaller acts of kindness, however, I frequently take for granted. And I became more aware of the many "little things" I can do intentionally to help others.
This morning I read in the Magnificat: "Out of the nothingness of something as meager as a mustard seed, greateness springs." The acts of kindness I experienced are like mustard seeds that made my day go much more smoothly and have inspired me to do likewise. I may not be able bring about major accomplishments to change our world for the better, but I can do good works to help another's day go more smoothly. I can actually look for these opportunities. May my small acts of kindness bring forth much good fruit.
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Let us not become weary in doing good,
for at the proper time we will reap a harvest
if we do not give up. Galatians 6:9