Help me to support those who are suffering. Let me listen to what they need or simply what they want to say. Help me be a comfort through their sadness.
Grant me the strength to deal with struggling animals as they age. Help me provide the care they need. Let me find patience as they complicate my life.
Help me to keep my pretentiousness under control. Let me remember to treat people as equals and not as less than me. Help me to lift others up without acting superior.
Help me to respect other people's pain. Let me be careful with my choice of words. Help me to focus on empathy and not myself.
Help me to provide better guidance when people ask for it. Let me phrase myself in a way they will understand. Help me to manage my frustration when my advice is ignored.
Help me to reach out to and include newcomers. Let me resist the urge to isolate or insulate myself. Help me to show others how great my new friend is.
Help me to better take care of aging pets. Let me find patience and creativity when required by them. Help me to figure out their needs before they become too overwhelming.
Help me to not lose my patience with adolescents. Let me remember they are people and treat them as such. Help me to stay several steps ahead of them when they are difficult.
Thank you for friends that love me for who I truly am. Help me to follow their example in being less conditional in my love. Let me love others without my own preconceptions.
Help me to be patient with people when they are busy. Let me see that the world revolves around more than my schedule. Help me to be more flexible when I ask for help.
Help me to look out for other people in inclement weather. Let me provide what supplies and shelter I can to those in need. Help me remember not everyone has the comfort I have.
Help me to not be vindictive even when it feels so right. Let me remember that the situation could always be different. Help me to think with my heart when my brain wants to celebrate.
Help me find ways to reinvigorate my friends and colleagues when they struggle. Let me contribute positivity or counsel as they need it. Help me show them a more optimistic path through their challenges.
Help me to take a chance on new friendships. Let me purge my presuppositions and prejudices towards people different from me. Help me see the value in allowing new people into my life.
Help me to not hate or be angry with things I don't understand. Let me find a way to learn when my beliefs feel challenged. Help me to not lash out when I feel uncomfortable.
Help me to appreciate the opportunities I have been given. Let me have the humility to say no when I should. Help me to give others opportunities when I’m in a position to.
Help me to be satisfied when I get what I want. Let me not take it for granted. Help me to allow others to share in my joy.
Help me to be patient when animals frustrate or anger me. Let me figure out a better way to communicate with them. Help me to remember they understand and prioritize differently than me.
Help me to appreciate people that are one of a kind. Let me see the many ways they enrich my life. Help me to love them even when they are difficult.
Help me to remember what was good and bad about the past. Let me see the progress and change in the years since. Help me to remember where I came from and see how others struggled for my own sake.