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 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 that 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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