hugs

I've said quite a bit about evangelism on here over time, for example, don't do this, or this, but this, or this, or this, would be good ideas. Well here's another idea on something women could do ... I don't guys could get away with it without being accused of just trying to cop a feel. It's nothing new or radical, actually, there are books on the topic, but something happened yesterday that prompted it when I was walking home from work and ran into this gal on the 16th Street Mall:

She made the comment that, right before she hugged me, she'd hugged a huge crowd of people who were on their way home from a funeral and it just added a bit of joy to their day.

So, what if Christians just engaged in giving free hugs, or doing other random acts of kindness along the mall? Just little things to bring some joy to people's day or make their life a bit easier. Some people would just accept the gift and walk away, but others would want to know why, which would prompt a simple opportunity for Christians to say, "I just want to share a bit of the love Jesus has shared with me." If pressed, maybe give out a card that points people to a site like the Fishbowl or something like that.

Thoughts?