A Quote and a Prayer

A Quote and a Prayer....


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"In order to be irreplaceable one

must always be different."


- Coco Chanel -



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A DIFFERENT KIND OF PRAYER


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

mental illness or 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.


If you send this to 5 people then you have a chance to

make 5 people smile. You won't get any wish for

material things however you might just find a piece

of serenity and the warmth of God's touch.

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