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“Now to Him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to his power that is at work within us, to Him be the glory in the church and in Christ Jesus to all generations forever and ever. Amen.”  Ephesians 3:20 (NIV)

As I opened the small envelope and began to read the handwritten message, I could not contain my satisfaction or withhold my smile. It was a note from someone who had taken a few minutes of her time to write a note to thank me for the attention and kindness I’d shown her. The random act of kindness yielded in me a desire to pick up a ‘thank-you’ card and write that individual back, which would defeat her purpose in thanking me in the first place, as I would be thanking her for thanking me.

Almost instantly, I thought, well then, ‘pay it forward.’ If you have not heard this expression before, it basically means that when someone does something nice for you, and you are not able – for one reason or another – to repay the favor to that individual, you find someone else who could use some kindness and you do something nice for her.

So, long story short, I grabbed a couple cards and I sat down and jotted notes to two friends I’d not seen in a while, basically thanking them for being in my life and for being my friends. I placed stamps on both envelopes, took the envelopes to my mailbox, raised the little red flag, and voilà, kindness, thoughtfulness, TLC, whatever one may wish to call it, was on its way to those two people. Now, let me share with you something I do which some people really get a kick out of: I place confetti in my mail! Yes, multi-colored, fun shaped (musical notes, stars, hearts, angels, etc.) confetti! If I am going to brighten someone else’s day, I want to add that extra little sparkle.

‘Paying forward’ requires NO previous niceness from the recipient, just a willing heart on the giver’s part.

“Lord, You always bless us with more than we need. Help us to pay Your generosity forward, Lord.”

For His Glory

Luska Suzano
TRBC Women’s Life