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Heavenly
Father, help us remember that the “jerk” who cut us off in traffic
last night is a single mother who worked nine hours and is rushing home
to cook dinner, help with homework, do the laundry and spend a few
precious moments with her children. Help
us 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. Lord, 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 we meet. Let us be slow to judge and quick to forgive, show patience, empathy and love. Amen
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