Please help us not to get hung up on divisions, differences of opinions, or quarrels. Help us to have the mind of Christ and to always be looking to Him as our example in all aspects of life. Help us to have patience and compassion for others. Help us to love with your love and to show grace, mercy and kindness, even when those things aren't shown to us. May people see you in us and be drawn to you.
Help us to see beyond any barriers people use to keep others out. Help us to be your hands and feet to those who can be rough and abrasive. You didn't turn anyone away…help us to see beyond the rough exteriors to help nurture the gem that is inside everyone.
Please draw us closer to you so we can hear your voice clearly above the noise and distractions of the world. May our first thoughts in the morning, and our last thought before we fall asleep, be of you. Help us to train ourselves to go to sleep thinking of good things, instead of rehashing the troublesome things that bother us, so we will sleep better and wake up in a better frame of mind.