A DIFFERENT KIND 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.





The will of God will never take you where the grace of God cannot protect you.





Be careful how you live. You may be the only Bible some people will
ever read. His love is always with you, His promises are true, And when
we give Him all our cares, You know He will see us through.