Grab a hankie. Here's a video that should choke you up. Watch the video, then continue reading.

Have you stopped to ask yourself why such stories touch your heart? I mean, really...it's not that those people did anything amazing. The folks from Grapevine Christian School didn't sacrifice anything truly significant. Their actions didn't really cost them much...but most of us would agree that what they did was awesome. Why?

Is it because we all recognize the difference between what should be and what is? A lot of people withhold compliments as if they were something to be hoarded. Others are stingy when it comes to being encouraging. Why, when others are starving for a kind word, do we so often deny it to them? These nice Texas folks did something great...not because they're stupendous people, but because such greatness is so seldom seen.

Like the Gainesville State School quarterback, I cried...because kids who had it rough felt loved.

Kind words and thoughtful expressions of love aren't usually very expensive, but they often last a lifetime. Who do you know that could use a kind word? Is there some way you can show the love of Christ, too often hidden within you, to someone who needs it?