A Prayer To Share

[Karen Halterman]

I would like to share a prayer I read on another website, she said pass it on so that is what I am doing. I think it is appropriate for this time of year when we are all wishing for 36 hour days.
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. Matt 5:44
Pass it on Karen Halterman Autism_Smile
Tags: to bless your day

[Jia]

Oh wow, I'm completely in tears over this. Beautiful.

[Karen Halterman]

Thank you. I re-read this post after your discussion. I think is something I should print down and keep with me in my car and my purse to remind me to remember what is says and to live like Our Savior and Father in Heaven would like us to do.
Thank you for your comment
Sincerely,
Karen

[Sarah Albrecht]

It's all about perspective, isn't it. Our individual perspective tends to be selfish, but if we're able to shift and see things--and others--the way the Lord sees them, selfishness vanishes and charity takes its place. Thanks for the reminder!
Sarah Albrecht
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[Karen Halterman]

Thank you Sarah,
I agree with you totally. I have been reminding my 16 year old daughter that Christmas is going to be different
this year. The economy has smitten so many people, including her grandparents and many relatives and us.
She is a very wonderful daughter, however being the last one in the nest she has been given much. I have made this statement to her a few times in the last couple of weeks, " You may not be able to control your circumstances, however no one can ever take away the attitude to which you choose to respond to it." I believe this was Christ's response to many situations and thinking and pondering it, I have made adjustments to my acceptance and attitude many times.

[Sarah Albrecht]

It's a hard lesson to learn, isn't it. Like you said, we have to continually adjust our attitudes...and then if we do it enough, eventually maybe we'll stay that way!