Hope This Helps..
All of the impatient people like me...I needed this today
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.
Do or not do, there is no "try"---Yoda
Right on girl!!!
This time of the year we are all in a hurry, thinking only about what we need to get done. Heck I saw a head on this afternoon, and one of the people in the crash got out of her car and started yelling at the other person of how dumb they were, she had the right of way. Maybe she did, but she has no idea of what caused that man to turn in front of her. Maybe he is like me and just had to pee, in a hurry. I'm sure he was kicking himself, and better yet, it looked like his wife was ready to kick him too.
Thank you for reminding us to think of others. Recieving gifts are wonderful, but sharing the gift of Love that God gave to us is even better.
Deb