The elderly couple gazes tenderly at one another while they eat their dinner at the center table in a crowded dining room. She brings her fork to her mouth slowly, deliberately, and then hesitates before taking a bite. She watches her husband's hand shake as he brings his water to his lips to take a drink. When she sees it spilling ever so slightly, she drops her fork onto her plate and steadies his hand. No words are spoken audibly between them, but the look of gratefulness is apparent in his eyes. A waitress appears later and the couple listen wide-eyed while she explains that someone had already paid their bill and only left three words for an explanation; "Jesus loves you." As they marvel over the unexpected blessing, they rise from their chairs. He takes her sweater and places it over her shoulders and brushes his hand across her cheek. The look of love evident on both their faces. They shuffle awkwardly from the restaurant and no one watches them leave, save the lone waitress by the counter who bids them a goodnight. They smile and wave and make their way into the night, holding hands, their heads close together as they whisper quietly, secretly, to one another. The waitress turns to the dining room and walks to the table carrying a large, gray washtub so that she can clear away the evidence of their meal. She spies the money the couple left behind on the table, a tip that need not have been left, wrapped in a napkin bearing the words, "Jesus loves you, too." She stuffs the money, along with the napkin, into her apron and as she sets the new silverware into their places, she notices another elderly couple as they stand in the lobby. She smiles broadly and leads them to their seats. Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perserveres. 1 Corinthians 14:4-7 Kindness reaches the loneliest of hearts. Have you been kind today?