Best Prayer I Have Heard In A Long Time...
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.
"Keep The SON In Your Eyes"
Pastor Brad