It Seems To Be Rare In Today’s World!

Happy Monday and Happy New Years to you. We are well into 2023 and I hope that you are well. Over the next weeks, I want to talk about something that seems to be rare in today’s world. I hope that you will join me.

In the 1960s, Brian Piccolo tried out for the Chicago Bears as a free agent. Brian worked hard over the next four years and was promoted to backup tailback behind Gale Sayers. Piccolo started experiencing breathing difficulty which led to removal from the game. He was diagnosed with embryonal cell carcinoma. Piccolo underwent surgery but the cancer spread. When the league recognized Gale Sayers with the George Halas Award, Sayers acknowledged his friend and teammate, Piccolo in his speech. He said that he loved Brian Piccolo, asked them to love him too, and to pray for him.

Sayers didn’t want the night to be about him and his accomplishments. His heart and mind was on his friend and what he was going through. This is rare in today’s world.

The Oxford Dictionary defines Kindness as “the quality of being friendly, generous and considerate.”

I believe it is so much more!

While the definition is a great start, being kind requires so much more of us.

Mark 12:31 states, “The second is this: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself. There is no commandment greater than these.”

This week I challenge you to reach out to friends that you haven’t heard from in a while.

Have a wonderful week and stay motivated!

Citation: Oxford Dictionary (n.d.) defines “kindness” as “the quality of being friendly, generous and considerate” (Definition 1).