the Little Things
MAYANGELSALWAYSSURROUNDYOU
Asyoumightknow,theheadofacompanysurvived
9/11becausehissonstartedkindergarten. Anotherfellowwasalivebecauseitwas
Histurntobringdonuts. Onewomanwaslatebecauseher
Alarmclockdidn’tgooffintime.OnewaslatebecauseofbeingstuckontheNJTurnpike
Becauseofanautoaccident.Oneofthem
Missedhisbus.Onespilledfoodonherclothesandhadtotake
Timetochange.One’s
Carwouldn’tstart.Onewentbackto
Answerthetelephone. Onehadachildthatdawdled
Anddidn’tgetreadyassoonasheshouldhave.Onecouldn’t
Getataxi.
Theonethatstruckmewastheman
Whoputonanewpairofshoesthatmorning,
Tookthevariousmeanstogettowork
Butbeforehegotthere,hedeveloped
ablisteronhisfoot.
HestoppedatadrugstoretobuyaBand-Aid.
Thatiswhyheisalivetoday.NowwhenIam
Stuckintraffic,
Missanelevator,
Turnbacktoansweraringingtelephone…
Allthelittlethingsthatannoyme..
Ithinktomyself,
Thisisexactlywhere
Godwantsmetobeatthisverymoment …
Nexttimeyourmorningseemstobe
Goingwrong, Thechildrenareslowgettingdressed,
Youcan’tseemtofindthecarkeys,
Youhiteverytrafficlight,
Don’tgetmadorfrustrated;
Godisatworkwatchingoveryou.
MayGodcontinuetoblessyou
Withallthoseannoyinglittlethings
Andmayyouremembertheirpossiblepurpose.
Passthisontosomeoneelse,ifyou’dlike…
ThereisNOLUCKattached.
Ifyoudeletethis,it’sokay:
God’sLoveIsNotDependentOnE-Mail!!
AM E N