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Something To Remind Us Of Our Own
Blessings
Anonymous
Heavenly
Father, help us remember that
the jerk who cut us off in traffic last night
is a single father 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 his
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 not judge;
let us be 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!
Contributed
by
James Odle, Jr.
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