Best Prayer I Have Heard In A Long Time...

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.  

Working for God on earth doesn't pay much......but His
retirement plan is out of this world!