11/09/2026
I always thought kindness simply meant being nice. Then I looked at the word Paul used when he wrote, “Love is kind,” and it changed how I read this familiar verse.
We often think kindness means being polite, friendly, and making people feel comfortable. But Paul’s word for kindness describes more than a personality. It describes an action. It asks one question: “What would be good for this person?” Then it does it.
This reflects the Old Testament idea of chesed, God's faithful and steadfast love that keeps showing up, even when it is costly. Kindness is not merely being pleasant. It is choosing another person's good again and again.
It listens before speaking. It forgives when resentment feels easier. It changes how you speak to your spouse, respond to disagreement, and even write comments online.
Kindness is not simply something you feel. It is something another person experiences because of you.
Jesus stopped for people others ignored, welcomed those others avoided, and served those who could give Him nothing in return. That is kindness.
Anyone can be kind to those who deserve it. Biblical kindness keeps choosing another person's good, even when they don't.
Imagine what our churches, families, workplaces, and even comment sections would look like if “love is kind” became something people experienced rather than simply something we quoted.
What is one act of kindness you will choose this weekend that costs you something?
“Love is patient, love is kind…”
1 Corinthians 13:4
