"Make Haste to Be Kind"

"Life is short and we have never too much time for gladdening the hearts of those who are travelling the dark journey with us.  Oh be swift to love, make haste to be kind."
~ Henri-Frédéric Amiel

I had been intrigued by a dismissal prayer that I heard at our local Episcopal Church.  Not long ago, I asked the deacon about the blessing that he always shares at the end of the service.  Today, I received a beautiful Christmas card from him with the quote attached to a one-page biography of its author, Henri-Frédéric Amiel, a 19th century Swiss philosopher, poet and critic.  I find the idea of making haste to be kind one that I want to remember, especially during this Christmas season.