I think too often, we think of charity as this grand thing that is only put into action by large-scale demonstrations. We seem to place simple love out of our own reach. But, as Neal A. Maxwell said, even God's love is "macro-love with micro-manifestations!"
None of us has true charity as Jesus Christ did, and I don't think we will any time soon. But that doesn't absolve us from the duty, and from the privilege of putting our "widow's mite" in the coffer. A smile? A handshake? Giving the benefit of the doubt?
Maybe we're don't have perfect love. But He does. I know He's more than willing to give it to us if we agree to pass it along.
Can't we just be a little...kind?
In others' words...
"If you want others to be happy, practice compassion. If you want to be happy, practice compassion." -Dalai Lama
The best portion of a good man's life - his little, nameless, unremembered acts of kindness and love.
-William Wordsworth
"Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a great battle."
-Plato
- By Elder Thatcher
A Thematic Blog - -By Elder Thatcher
"By necessity, by proclivity, and by delight, we all quote."
-Ralph Waldo Emerson
"By necessity, by proclivity, and by delight, we all quote."
-Ralph Waldo Emerson
Tuesday, May 3, 2011
Macro-love with Micro-manifestations
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