Choosing Kindness Over Division
Laci Grey
Division is everywhere. We see it in our communities, our families, and even in the church. Lines are drawn, words are sharp, and kindness often feels like it’s in short supply. It’s heartbreaking—and honestly, it can feel easier to add fuel to the fire than to step back and respond with grace.
But Scripture calls us to something higher. In Colossians 3:12–14, Paul writes:
“Therefore, as God’s chosen people, holy and dearly loved, clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience. Bear with each other and forgive one another… And over all these virtues put on love, which binds them all together in perfect unity.”
Notice that Paul uses the word clothe. Just like getting dressed each morning, we have a choice in what we put on. Do we wrap ourselves in bitterness, harshness, and division? Or do we intentionally choose kindness, compassion, and love?
Living This Out Daily
In conversations: Pause before you respond. Ask, “Will my words heal or divide?”
In relationships: Choose forgiveness over resentment, even when it’s hard.
In community: Look for ways to serve, listen, and extend grace—even to those who disagree with you.
Division thrives when kindness is absent. But when Christians choose to reflect Jesus’ love, we become living examples of unity in a fractured world. Our kindness is not weakness—it is strength, rooted in the One who first showed kindness to us.
The world doesn’t need more noise. It needs light, gentleness, and the kind of love that only Christ can give. Let’s be people who carry that into every space we enter.
