Saturday Song: Lighthouse, "Little Kind Words"

This song was a huge hit in Canada during the summer of 1971. Part of its success was the recently-enacted Canadian content regulation where radio stations had to play thirty percent of their music recorded by Canadian artists.

But this song and this band were good enough without help from the government. The lyrics and harmony make this classic a joy to hear.

Listen to "Little Kind Words:

We Christians must say these "little kind words" to each other often. As it says in 1 Peter 1:22 (BBE), "And as you have made your souls clean, being ruled by what is true, and loving one another without deceit, see that your love is warm and from the heart:"

Likewise, Hebrews 10:24(BBE) reads, "And let us be moving one another at all times to love and good works;"

Also, we read in Hebrews 3:13 (BBE) the reason why we need to strengthen one another. "But give comfort to one another every day as long as it is still Today; so that no one among you may be made hard by the deceit of sin:"

This seems to be obvious but we do sometimes forget to give encouragement to each other. As 1 Thessalonians 4:9 (BBE) exhorts, "But about loving the brothers, there is no need for me to say anything to you in this letter: for you have the teaching of God that love for one another is right and necessary;"

Additionally, we must be humble and consider others. As Paul wrote in Romans 12:10 (BBE), we must, "Be kind to one another with a brother's love, putting others before yourselves in honour;"

By doing this, we give each other encouragement and we keep each other's faith strong. Even a quick e-mail or text of comfort can make a big difference.

On Monday, I'll post about what writing and the gospel have in common.