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    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 that are close to us, but to all
    humanity. Let us be slow to judge and quick to forgive, show patience, empathy and love.

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