Lovingkindness

Psalms 36:7 

How excellent is your loving-kindness, O God! Therefore the children of men put their trust under the shadow of your wings.

Loving-kindness sounds great doesn't it? Even if we didn’t have it in this verse or the following prayer and all we had was the word loving-kindness, we would know that it was something awesome.

Loving kindness refers to an ultimate type of love. It is kindness motivate by love; no strings attached.  

I am no scholar in belief systems of the world religions or in any other faith. I do know that many of them have the concept of loving-kindness; kindness that is shown out of love. It is found in the different teaching perspectives of Christianity, Judaism, Baha'i, and Buddhist faiths.

In Baha’i and Buddhism, it is something to strive for in perfection. In Buddhism, it is mediated upon so that individual improves the trait in oneself. 

In Judaism, loving-kindness is God’s merciful love.

  

But in Christianity, loving-kindness is God’s love manifest in humanity through Jesus Christ. It is given freely to all people who seek it.

Christians are so lucky, we recognized that loving-kindness is something that exists and is available to everyone. God gives it freely in grace; Jesus Christ brings it to the world.

Prayer: (from morning prayers)
Lord Jesus, We put our trust in your faithfulness and proclaim the wonderful truths of salvation. May your loving-kindness embrace us now and for ever, Amen.