Best Prayer I Have Heard In a long time… September 27, 2007

I got this from a friend of mine in my e-mail, and usually I don’t send them back out
because they are always something like ‘you have to do this or…’ but I thought this
was some good reminders of everyday life.

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.

If you send this to 5 people, then you have a chance to touch 5 people.

Working for God on earth doesn’t pay much……but His retirement plan
is out of this world