Thought for the Week

‘THE CURRENCY of kindness’ was a phrase brought to me by a kind friend this week and it just embraced my present experience.

On Sunday morning I was on my way to Crianlarich where I was going to lead worship, but instead I ended up in Mid Argyll hospital with a cracked sternum and damaged back muscles.

The car hit a diesel spill, spun totally out of control and finally landed in a ditch with a tree through the window.

It was the most terrifying experience I’ve ever had and I just thank God no-one else was involved.

The kindness of people has overwhelmed me completely. From strangers at the scene, my own loved ones, the ambulance crew, the police, the hospital staff, and friends who came immediately to hospital to see me, I have been so greatly blessed.

With texts and calls of concern, meals prepared, the currency of kindness has known no limit.

But what is this currency measured in? Well it has no monetary value whatsoever. It doesn’t rise and fall with the stock market.

This inherent kindness in people cannot actually be measured, but it certainly can be felt and seen. In fact it’s like a blanket.

It is invested in small actions that bring an interest rate beyond price.

Kindness and concern cross all boundaries and are eternal.

So to all those who helped me on Sunday and have supported me since, ‘thank you’ seems inadequate but I am so grateful.

There are two people I could not follow up to thank.

Their names are George and Lee. If these heroes of the road are reading this, bless you for all the comfort you gave me at the scene.