What is kindness?"

                                     What is kindness?"                                     Answer: <a href='https://biblia.com/bible/esv/Gal%205.22-23'>Galatians 5:22-23</a> lists the <a href='https://www.gotquestions.org/fruit-of-the-Holy-Spirit.html'>fruit of the Spirit</a>—the resulting character of someone who is allowing the Holy Spirit to develop maturity in his or her life. The fifth characteristic, kindness, is called “gentleness” in the KJV. The Greek word for “kindness” is chrēstotēs. It means “benignity, tender concern, uprightness.” It is kindness of heart and kindness of act. Kindness is the characteristic that led God to provide salvation for us (<a href='https://biblia.com/bible/esv/Titus%203.4-5'>Titus 3:4-5</a>; <a href='https://biblia.com/bible/esv/Rom%202.4'>Romans 2:4</a>; <a href='https://biblia.com/bible/esv/Romans%2011.22'>11:22</a>). Kindness leads God to give us green pastures, quiet waters, and the restoration of our souls when we’re weary (<a href='https://biblia.com/bible/esv/Ps%2023.2-3'>Psalm 23:2-3</a>). It is God’s tender care that makes Him want to gather us under His wings, to protect us and keep us close to Him (<a href='https://biblia.com/bible/esv/Ps%2017.8'>Psalm 17:8</a>; <a href='https://biblia.com/bible/esv/Psalm%2036.7'>36:7</a>; <a href='https://biblia.com/bible/esv/Psalm%2061.4'>61:4</a>; <a href='https://biblia.com/bible/esv/Matt%2023.37'>Matthew 23:37</a>). God expressed kindness when He provided for Elijah and the widow of Zarephath during a drought—and He showed more kindness later when He raised the widow’s only son from the dead (<a href='https://biblia.com/bible/esv/1%20Kings%2017.8-24'>1 Kings 17:8-24</a>). When Sarah exiled Hagar and Ishmael, God gave the outcasts kindness in the form of water and hope (<a href='https://biblia.com/bible/esv/Gen%2021.9-21'>Genesis 21:9-21</a>). On multiple occasions, kindness induced Jesus to stop what He was doing and help others in need (<a href='https://biblia.com/bible/esv/Mark%206.34'>Mark 6:34</a>; <a href='https: