Quote Originally Posted by Ammie
>DIFFERENT TYPE 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.
>
amen