A Prayer For Those Pushing 60 Or Beyond

Prayer For 60 Plus
Almighty God you know that I am growing older.

Keep me from becoming too talkative, from repeating all my jokes and anecdotes, and particularly keep me from falling into the tiresome habit of expressing an opinion on every subject.

Release me from craving to straighten out everyone’s affairs.

Keep my mind free from recital of endless details.

Give me wings to get to the point.

Give me the grace, dear GOD, to listen to others as they describe their aches and pains.

Help me endure the boredom with patience and keep my lips sealed, for my own aches and pains are increasing in number and intensity, and the pleasure of discussing them is becoming sweeter as the years go by.

Teach me the glorious lesson that occasionally, I might be mistaken. Keep me reasonably sweet.
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It’s Wonderful!

Life Is Beautiful!

Baby mosquito came back after its first flying trip. His dad asked him, “How do you feel ?”

He replied, “It was wonderful daddy… All humans clapped hands for me!!

Moral: Life is beautiful, if you have the right attitude. Why waste time on what people think?

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An Open Door

Feeling alone and despondent after his father passed away Josh moved to a big-town high school. But instead of being welcomed and supported he found himself become a victim of bullying. All he wanted for himself was to be accepted and to find his way to the good things in life. Yet when things were not looking good Josh took a bold step. His step was to respond with a small gesture of kindness. This small little gesture changed his life and shows the power of responding to meanness and smallness with a big heart and kindness.

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Trumpets And Guns

Trumpet And Guns

In a small town, a man just opened a small store selling trumpets and guns.

One day his neighbor pays him a visit and says, “So how is your strange business going?”

“What do you mean strange?”

“Because you sell only trumpets and guns!”

“So?”

“Well, let me put it this way, what do you sell the most, trumpets or guns?”

“It evens itself out. Each time a customer buys a trumpet, one of his neighbours buys a gun!”

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Street Cuts

Mark Bustos cuts hair in an upscale salon in New York City. But on Sundays, his only day off, he roams the streets looking for anyone in need who would appreciate a haircut. What started as a response to the poverty he saw in the Philippines while on vacation, has become a weekly habit of giving back to the people that need it the most,

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