A third grade classroom……. There
is a nine-year-old kid sitting at his desk and
all of a sudden, there is a puddle between his
feet and the front of his pants are wet. He
thinks his heart is going to stop because he
cannot possibly imagine how this has
happened. It’s never happened before, and
he knows that when the boys find out he will
never hear the end of it. When the girls find
out, they’ll never speak to him again as long as
he lives…
The boy believes his heart is going to stop;
he puts his head down and prays this prayer,
‘Dear God, this is an emergency! I need help now!
Five minutes from now I’m dead meat.’
He looks up from his prayer and here comes the teacher
with a look in her eyes that says he has been discovered.
As the teacher is walking toward him, a classmate named
Susie is carrying a goldfish bowl that is filled with water..
Susie trips in front of the teacher and inexplicably dumps
the bowl of water in the boy’s lap.
The boy pretends to be angry, but all the while is
saying to himself, ‘Thank you, Lord! Thank you, Lord!’
Now all of a sudden, instead of being the object of
ridicule, the boy is the object of sympathy. The
teacher rushes him downstairs and gives him gym
shorts to put on while his pants dry out. All the
other children are on their hands and knees
cleaning up around his desk. The sympathy is
wonderful. But as life would have it, the ridicule
that should have been his has been transferred
to someone else – Susie.
She tries to help, but they tell her to get out.
You’ve done enough, you klutz!’
Finally, at the end of the day, as they are waiting for
the bus, the boy walks over to Susie and
whispers, ‘You did that on purpose, didn’t you?’
Susie whispers back, ‘I wet my pants once too…’
May God help us see the opportunities that are always
around us to do good…
Remember……. Just going to the synagogue (or to church
or to a mosque) doesn’t make you holy any more than standing
in your garage makes you a car..
Each and everyone one of us has gone through tough times at
one point or another. Always keep the faith. Faith will brighten
your days, no matter what your religion. Shema Yisrael, Adonai
Elohenu, Adonai Echad!
My instructions were to pick people that I wanted to have an inspirational message as we reflect on the year past, ask to be absolved of our sins, repent, pray, and act charitably. Please
pass this to at least four (4) people you want to be blessed.
This prayer is powerful, and prayer is one of the best gifts
we receive. There is no cost but a lot of rewards. Let’s
continue to pray for one another.
The Prayer:
Adonai, God, Allah,
I ask You to bless my friends, relatives and
those that I care deeply for, who are reading
this right now.
Where there is pain, give them Your peace and
mercy. Where there is self-doubt, release a
renewed confidence through Your grace. Where
there is need, I ask you to fulfill their needs.
Bless their homes, families, finances, their
goings and their comings… Amen.
