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Lord, help me today when things go wrong.
When I get that shopping cart with only three wheels and they're all going in different directions, help me know that my strength comes from you.
Be with me as I drop off my children at soccer practice, Little League, piano lessons, the library, a birthday party and Girl Scouts. Help me to remember to be at the right place at the right time to pick up the right kid.
And today, should my washing machine break down, my dishwasher overflow and my refrigerator decide to start making slushes out of my cartons of milk, help me to be more thankful that they did it a full week beyond their warranty expiration dates.
And, Lord, when dinner burns, and the dog tracks in mud on my newly waxed floors, grant me patience as I toss them both out.
Comfort me when I realize I missed that important appointment at two o'clock because that door-to-door salesman who came at one wouldn't let me get a word in edge-wise until three-thirty.
And when the bottom falls out of my trash bag, help me to look on the bright side. All those empty cereal boxes lying there and all those opened cans rolling around on the floor mean I haven't had to go hungry.
And if my mailman's late, my carpool's early, and those dinner guests I forgot about inviting arrive on time, let me rest in your piece.
Finally, Lord, when I dash to take the kids to school in my robes and curlers, and run out of gas at the front entrance, let me hide in your love.
...For, Lord, when things go wrong, I need to remember that you have a way of making everything right again.
Martha Bolton
