Every runner has one goal in mind and that is to come in first place. Months of training build muscle, endurance, and stamina. On the day of the competition, those efforts and results are put to the test. Madeline Adams attends Boston College and recently competed in the ACC Women’s Cross Country Championship. She had trained and prepared for the race and was ready to compete. With much excitement and determination, the athletes started the race. Madeline was running well for the entire race, but a few yards from the finish line, her body began to give out on her. Runners began passing her as she collapsed on the track. Madeline tried to get up and fell again. As Evie Tate, from Clemson, approached Madeline, she reached down to help her stand up. Even with help, her body was dead weight. That’s when Rachel Pease, from Louisville approached the two runners, stopped to help lift Madeline up, and the three crossed the finish line arm in arm for support. Instead of ignoring the situation, in order to have a better time, Evie and Rachel helped a fellow runner complete the race. “The great part that comes out of this is there are two amazing girls that helped me, who are completely selfless and just amazing people with amazing character,” stated Madeline.
After a Chicago Cubs baseball game, Ryan Hamilton was on the rooftop near Wrigley Field and witnessed an interaction with a young lady and a blind man. He took a few pictures and then posted them on Facebook with the comment: “Wanted to give a shout-out to this girl. No idea who she is, but we are in Wrigleyville on the rooftop of Old Crow Smokehouse. There was a blind Cubs fan trying to hail a cab for several minutes until the lady came up and asked him if he needed help hailing a cab. She stood there with him until one pulled up. Share freely in hopes that her kindness spreads.” It was soon noted that the lady was Casey Spelman, a speech and language pathologist at The Indiana School for the Deaf in Indianapolis. She was in town to visit a friend. As Casey was walking down the crowded sidewalk by Wrigley Field, she noticed a blind man with a white walking cane having difficulty catching a cab. Casey asked the man if she could assist him. While waiting for a ride, the man introduced himself as Yusef Dale, an assistant U.S. attorney in Chicago. Talk soon turned to baseball and the game. Within a few minutes, Casey was able to flag down a cab for Yusef. Her willingness to give a few minutes of her time was a blessing to Mr. Dale.
When opportunities arise, may we, too, be quick to share kindness and compassion. And since we might not know who is watching, may the choices we make, our actions and reactions, be ones that can encourage and inspire others to share kindness as well.
He replied, “Blessed rather are those who hear the word of God and obey it.”
Luke 11:28
So whether you eat or drink or whatever you do, do it all for the glory of God.”
1 Corinthians 10:31
Do not merely listen to the word, and so deceive yourselves. Do what it says.
James 1:22
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