These are notes from church. Any misinformation is the fault of the note taker.
– John 15:12
– Love one another.
– A mother was teaching a child to not be cruel to a student at school. She showed the child a nice, straight, unused tissue. She wadded it. How does it look? she asked the child. Not very good. This is like being cruel to someone. She spread it out. Does saying “I’m sorry” fix it? No. Then don’t be cruel in the first place. Mom assigns the child to become that victim’s friend and protector.
– Nice and kind are pretty much the same thing.
the speaker shared an experience of standing in line at the grocery. A woman in the front of a shopping line was separating items from her husband. When the amount was totaled the woman said that amount is not correct. Do it again. Members in the line rolled eyes at each other but didn’t say anything. The cashier reprocessed the charges. the woman was happy with the last totals that were the same. The woman and husband left.  When the speaker took her groceries to her car the husband was putting his cart away. He told that he appreciated her patience with his wife. She has dementia.