Kid Gloves

I heard the pastor speak Sunday morning and reference using “kid gloves.” Kid gloves, not necessarily treating people like they are children. Rather, it’s treating people with tenderness and kindness you would use with a child.

What if we actually did that? We actually treated our fellow adults with the love and gentleness we would a child. Would we then still be as judgmental, harsh, short with words, fast to harm, and rude as we are now?

Let’s face it; we don’t always have each other’s best interest in heart. Heck, our culture is about self-gain, even if it means hurting everyone around you. We even hurt the people we are closest too sometimes just because of our own selfish means.

Now I know not everyone was nice as a child. Believe me; I met a few of you rascals out on the playground in 5th grade. The adults though, there was a certain gentleness that came from them. Most of them truly did want to protect our innocence and keep us safe from the harms of the world.

I guess I am just wondering if we could use those same Kid Gloves to treat our fellow man or at least our friends. Not to keep them naïve, but to handle them with care. Care that shows you only mean the best for them. Gloves that show you want everything to be alright. The thought process that thinks of a friend as someone that more times than not needs to be shielded from the harshness of this world. Then maybe, just maybe we can be the one that makes the difference.