Daily Meditation for May 21, 2025

The growing season of spring is upon us. We can already see the tiny green plants poking their heads through the rich, black earth. What a delight to stop and welcome them into the sunlight. Beyond the beauty Mother Earth offers us during this season, one can make others feel spring in their souls through random acts of kindness: the kind words spoken, the gentle touch on the shoulder, the quick offer to help, the unexpected visit, the lovely card sent in the mail, the friendly phone call, rejoicing over another’s good fortune, etc. During the season of greening of the earth, one can make spring happen in another’s life by random acts of kindness be they big or small. It is said that “kindness is the highest form of wisdom.” Regardless of its size, kindness shows a friendly face often never to be forgotten.

By Kathy Rademacher, OSB