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Kindness

Kindness is practical care expressed through words and actions.

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What does it mean?

Kindness is practical care expressed through words and actions. It might mean including someone, offering help or speaking thoughtfully.

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How could you turn a kind thought into an action?

An example from the Bible

Ephesians asks Christians to be kind and tenderhearted. The instruction concerns the way they live together, not just polite words.

Read Ephesians 4:32 ↗

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Related reading: Ephesians 4:32

And be kind to one another, tender hearted, forgiving each other, just as God also in Christ forgave you.
Full readings at eBible.org · World English Bible Classic. Read with an adult.

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