Love Challenge #3

1Corinthians 13 v 4 - 7. It reads:
"Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres."


This week's challenge - kindness
I have never been a great fan of American Idol (please don't hate me) especially of the audition shows. However, for lack of anything else that caught my interest, I decided to tune in this evening and once again hated it. As good as it is to see people sing well and get their "golden ticket" to Hollywood, I really hate it when crude, sarcastic and unkind words are spoken to people who don't quite make the mark. 
We make movies trying to teach our kids that bullying is bad or making fun of someone is wrong, yet somehow on one of America's number one shows, that is what is done. 
I realize that they are looking for talent and that if you go up there with none whatsoever, you are bound to some kind of humiliation. Especially on national TV. 
All this to say, we have plenty of role models showing us and our children that unkindness is accepted and might even be cool. We need to stand up and be different and be better.
As Mother Tresa says, "If you are kind, people may accuse you of selfish, ulterior motives. Be kind anyway."