Be a Blessing.

"Lord, please let me be a blessing to someone today." I pray that prayer nearly every morning, and have prayed that prayer for the past few years. Ever since I read it in one of Jan Karon's books about Father Tim and his wife, Cynthia.

The prayer serves as a reminder to me that I'm not just here for myself. It's also a simple way of asking for so much... to help me see beyond the emotions people cast forth to their real needs. To also help step beyond my sometimes knee-jerk reaction of "that's not my job" and help people, if I am able... maybe even step beyond my comfort zone. Or to realize when someone just wants a sounding board, someone to listen.

God wants us to serve each other. I'm trying to learn how. Sometimes I do okay, other times I find that I still need to learn more.