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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 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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