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he's coming around.
> Holiday Prayer > 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.
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