Never thought of it like that

The 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 (*****ally 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. God Bless You All Melissa

that makes me sad. could be the pain meds

Didnt mean to make you sad. @}--}---- to cheer you up!!! Love ya Melissa

Wow alot to think about. You never know if who you are helping is an angel that God has brought your way to test your love for people. I know that I have met many angels. God bless and have a great day. Penni

Penni I agree with you. You just never know when you stop to help someone. If that person is a angel. Or how by the way you treat that person. How it will change there life and the lives they touch. Everytime I see someone broke down or on the cornor with the Hungry sign. The song What if he's an angel come to mind. Really makes you stop and think. I dont ever want to time to come when I stand before the Lord. And he say to me "Melissa remember that time when you could of shared my word or help that individule who was hungry but didnt?? He was one of my angels that I sent to see if you would show him the same love that I have shown you." OUCH!!! I hope I am never that tied up in my own wants and needs to be that way. I am sure you know what I mean. God Bless Melissa

That was so sweet and sad. We dont often thing to put ourselves in other peoples shoes. When I see another morbidly obese person I just want to walk up to them and tell them to have surgery, but I know that is inappropriate. I thing I need to but a bumper sticker and a shirt that is in obesity helps store tells people about surgery. I have opened some conversations and turned some people onto surgery, but some people take offense. At least those of us post ops understand what it is like to be mo and we are sensitive. It is so funny how people in general treat you based on your looks and weight. When you are obese you just get treated so badly and you go back to the same place after surgery and you are treated very differently.