1 Peter stated that the Christian can taste the kindness of the Lord:
"now that you have tasted that the Lord is good."
That word for "good" is translated as "chrestos" and it means "kind," but not "Kind" in some sappy, emotional way. It means practical kindness – a "useful" outworking of goodness: kindness expressed to others. Peter says "you know you’ve seen God show practical kindness to you through your health, your friends, your good fortunes… you’ve seen the action (not the talk) of kindness. Why don’t you show it more?
Kindness is honored the world over. In the 1990s a world sporting championship was held in Copenhagen and one of the events was a marathon tandem kayak challenge. On international TV, Danish paddlers had pulled their kayak out of the water and were running to the next body of water when they broke the rudder. The British, in second place, stopped to help the Danish fix the rudder. The Danes got back into the race and after this three hour race, the Danes beat the British by one second. The British lost the race, but they were soon summoned and honored with a trophy that is not known in the USA but is highly regarded in Europe – the Pierre de Coubertin International Fair Play Trophy. Named for the founder of the modern Olympics, it has been handed out for over three decades to those people who have showed nobility and kindness in sports.
