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~Something To Think About~
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
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.
Amen
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