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[Mulindwa Edward]

>       Dear 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 (or not) 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.             The Mulindwas Communication Group "With Yoweri Museveni, Uganda is in anarchy"             Groupe de communication Mulindwas "avec Yoweri Museveni, l'Ouganda est dans l'anarchie"