-- Author Unknown
Heavenly Father, help us remember that the
jerk who cut us off in traffic last night is a single mother who worked nine
hours that day and is rushing home to cook dinner, help with homework, do the
laundry and spend a few precious moments with her children.
Help us to remember that the pierced,
tattooed, disinterested young man who can't make change correctly is a worried
19-year-old college student, balancing his apprehension over final exams with
his fear of not getting his student loans for next semester.
Remind us, Lord, that the scary looking
bum, begging for money in the same spot every day (who really ought to get a
job!) is a slave to addictions that we can only imagine in our worst
nightmares.
Help us to remember that the old couple
walking annoyingly slow through the store aisles and blocking our shopping
progress are savoring this moment, knowing that, based on the biopsy report she
got back last week, this will be the last year that they go shopping together.
Heavenly Father, remind us each day that,
of all the gifts you give us, the greatest gift is love. It is not enough to
share that love with those we hold dear. Open our hearts not to just those who
are close to us, but to all humanity. Let us be slow to judge and quick to
forgive, show patience, empathy and love.
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