Last night, a group of moms beaded kindness into a bracelet, a takeaway for a young mom about to embark on a move with her family across the country. Each of us offered a bead and a thought about what a lovely person she is--a remembrance both to wear and to hold in her heart.
Also last night, someone somewhere grated evil into another's life, leaving insult, injury or perhaps even death.
And, above it all, God knew each act and saw the whole of it with perhaps both a glad and a heavy heart.
His gift of free will leaves us largely responsible for what transpires under His watch.
So--the question: did the weight of all the kindnesses across the whole earth last night outweigh the acts of evil?
As long as we are of free will, it is up to us to keep shifting the balance toward kindness.
