Good Morning Christian Peeps! This is and probably will be my longest peeps ever, but I thought it was worth sharing. Just when we think our day couldn't get any worse....it could! Remember and be in prayer for those less fortunate than we are..... maybe they don't know how to pray or how afffective prayer can be....
Be Blessed!
A PRAYER FOR A HECTIC DAY
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 was
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 just to those
who are close to us but to all humanity. Let us be slow to judgment and quick
to forgiveness and patience and empathy and love. AMEN!
Even though I clutch my blanket and growl when the
alarm rings. Thank you, Lord, that I can hear. There are many who are
deaf.
Even though I keep my eyes closed against the morning
light as long as possible. Thank you, Lord, that I can see. Many are
blind.
Even though I huddle in my bed and put off rising.
Thank you, Lord, that I have the strength to rise. There are many who are
bedridden.
Even though the first hour of my day is hectic, when socks are lost, toast
is burned and tempers are short, my children are so loud. Thank you, Lord,
for my family. There are many who are lonely.
Even though our breakfast table never looks like the pictures in magazines
and the menu is at times unbalanced. Thank you, Lord,
for the food we have. There are many who are hungry.
Even though the routine of my job often is monotonous,
Thank you, Lord, for the opportunity to work. There are many who have no
job.
Even though I grumble my circumstances were not so modest. Thank you, Lord,
for life.
