“Kindness is a quality of toughness. And the only way to be consistently kind is to be shaped by the Spirit of God. Kindness is a fruit of the Spirit after all! It is how God works in our lives to bring about change.” –Paul Almquist, Fruit of the Vine

Query: Are you a giver of kindness to those God puts in your path?

53

The Way of the Spirit

is free.

Those who take it

find a smooth road,

a highway of the soul.

Many people take

rough back roads—

so many distractions:

riches to seek,

fine clothes to wear,

tasty food, fine wine,

wars to wage.

They are blind

to the suffering, poor, and hurting.

It’s the rough road of the robber.

The Way of the Spirit

takes no effort at all.

It is the Way of freedom.

–Jim Teeters, Because of This