World Kindness Day - 13 November

But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, forbearance, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control... Galatians 5:22–23

We celebrate Kindness Day each year on 13 November, a day chosen 24 years ago by the World Kindness Movement in a Tokyo conference to help remind everyone of the power of kindness.

The apostle Paul refers to kindness as one of the Fruits of the Spirit, and again as an essential aspect of love (1 Corinthians 13:4). He asks believers to ‘clothe themselves with kindness’ (Colossians 3:12), and in Ephesians he urges Christians to ‘be kind …to one another, forgiving each other just as in Christ, God forgave you’ (Ephesians 4:32).

Being kind to others matters to God. Every kind act, even the smallest one, has the power to create a ripple effect. That’s why The World Kindness Movement are encouraging us all to be kind to others, whether that be at home, work, school, or just out in public. We are invited to celebrate by pledging to do at least one intentional act of kindness to benefit someone else. It can be as straightforward or as involved as you like. No matter what you decide to do, your act of kindness will unite you with others dedicated to changing the world one kind act at a time.

“A single act of kindness throws out roots in all directions, and the roots spring up and make new trees.” — Amelia Earhart

You can pledge your random act of kindness, and find some ideas on how you can be kind in a variety of simple ways on the Kindness UK website here.