The Jerk...
THE JERK WHO CUTS YOU OFF IN TRAFFIC! (Not what you think!)
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 in judgment and
quick in forgiveness and patience and empathy and love.
AMEN! Be Nice; Nice Is Good!
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