Tag Archive: kindness

The Good of the Many

Psalm 122:9 For the sake of the house of the LORD our God, I will seek your good. Spock, on Star Trek, always believed that the good of the many outweighed the good of the one.  Today that’s a somewhat shocking thought; however, he’s probably right.  And he’s probably closer to the truth, too.  That’s not the point I wanted…

Kindness and Mercy

Zechariah 7:9-10 This is what the LORD Almighty says: Judge fairly and honestly, and show mercy and kindness to one another.  Do not oppress widows, orphans, foreigners, and poor people. And do not make evil plans to harm each other. You’d think that these guidelines would be common sense, that people would do this naturally….