Finally!
My computer has bet behaving strangely for a while, so I can Finally Update!!! I hope all is well in your lives as mine is going very much so in the other direction. I HATE forwarded e-mails, but I got one today, and it really opened my eyes. Here it is:
A different kind of prayer..
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.
Contrary to popular belief, I am not as much of a ditz as I may seem, and I did get a lot out of this. I hope you all will too.
Peace out!!!
Amanda
A different kind of prayer..
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.
Contrary to popular belief, I am not as much of a ditz as I may seem, and I did get a lot out of this. I hope you all will too.
Peace out!!!
Amanda