An unexpected marathon moment showed true kindness in action. The move, which no one saw coming, will restore your faith in humanity, at least momentarily anyway. Watch the short but powerful clip to see what happened between a marathon runner and a spectator that will inspire and uplift you, and leave you feeling a little bit better about the world.

The world is a sad, cold, cruel and frightening place. This is far too true, and we see evidence and examples nearly everywhere we look. Turn on any evening news broadcast – local or national – and you’ll see story after story of people being incredibly horrible to one another for no reason at all. Log onto social media, and you’ll also see this kind of treatment. Cruel, cold, sarcastic and vile comments and replies fill those popular platforms.

Sin has destroyed and ruined this world. But occasionally, we see glimpses and small, tiny examples showing us that maybe not everything is lost. Perhaps not everyone is as uncaring, cruel and downright horrible as the 24-hour news channels and social media would lead us to believe. That’s precisely what happened in a clip posted on social media.

One man was participating in the Berlin Marathon in Germany when disaster struck. His right shoe came apart, and he was still determined to finish the race, but just with one less shoe. However, as he removed his shoe and was about to continue running, a spectator unexpectedly stepped forward and offered the man one of his shoes. They shook hands, exchanged phone numbers and the runner went on his way.

However, other people stopped the kind and generous act between the two men, and people literally started cheering as the man with two different shoes ran by them.

Kindness can happen anywhere, and even the tiniest act can bring a little hope to this lost and broken world.

Ephesians 4:32 “And be kind to one another, full of pity, having forgiveness for one another, even as God in Christ had forgiveness for you.”