The daily meditations from St. Matthews are offered for the nourishment of your soul for a reason, to strengthen you to nourish others in your life through your care, kindness, generosity and honest effort. At St. Matthews we like to say, Faith is an action verb. God bless you today! Blessed are the merciful, for they shall obtain mercy (Jesus Christ) So many times and in so many ways the Compassionate Christ points us in the direction of faithful kindness as a way of life. Faithful kindness. Why not devote this day in your life to taking on a stance of faithful kindness? Sure there are moments when you will be up to your kiester in alligators, and there may be instances when tempted to honk back. But what if, today, you decide to make kindness your response to the world around you? Research tells us that we are actually designed to be kind beings. In a recent book gifted to St. Matts, author Sharon Salzberg speaks of psychiatrist Alberto Albertis work which shows clearly that the kinder we are the more healthy and whole we become over time. The catch is however, that there is no advantage to acting in a kindly manner just to prolong your own life or to give you some advantage. Rather, the key is none other to desire to help, and the pleasure of being generous toward others. Bottom line, you are healthier when you are caring. Have a healthy day. Rev. Wm. Exner
Posted on: Mon, 06 Oct 2014 10:06:06 +0000