prayer warriors (following Jesus Christ, everyone welcome)

The Christmas season is a time to reflect and act upon the blessings and opportunities we have because of the birth, life, Atonement, and Resurrection of our Savior, Jesus Christ. As our Heavenly Father “so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son” (John 3:16), we express our love toward one another and toward God and His precious Son by giving of ourselves. What an example Christ was while living on earth. Service is something I think most of us want to find ourselves doing, especially during Christmas. I find myself praying hard to "see" someone .. anyone I can help.. in some way. So many different ways to help or serve. Anything from a smile and a hello, or being able to do something for someone in need. And yes, smiling at others can be a service. We never know who really needed to ..feel..noticed that day. Your smile to that person, made our Father smile, I'm pretty sure. 💞
You're absolutely right. Sometimes a person just needs to know another person SEES them, acknowledges them, respects them as a person. You never know if that moment of human interaction saved that person's life that day.
 
When I struggle with feeling angry at the stupid things people say and do (or don't do), I have found it very helpful to remember this prayer Jesus prayed on the cross: "Father, forgive them, for they know not what they do!"

I find it easier to forgive people if I remind myself that mostly they are unaware of the harm they are inflicting. If Jesus could do it in the midst of excruciating suffering while experiencing existential separation fron His Father - I reckon that by His grace I can release any angst I feel over the ignorant actions of the people in my little sphere. After all, Jesus has already paid the price of their sins, as well as mine.
Remember that you are to forgive as much as Jesus forgives us too.
 
Another thing (again, about school)

it realllllllllllllllly bothered me, when in class today, a classmate said they are autistic. (I don't know if this is actually true or not, but it's fine either way) however, one of my other classmates said "Everyone has autism." It made me really upset, because (a) it's not true, (b), that's not validating to the person who said they are autistic, and (c) it's hard to be autistic, and not everyone struggles with it.

I don't mean to rant, just please pray that I don't get angry at this person.
Going to play a little devils advocate here(no pun intended). Maybe they said that because autism gets over diagnosed? I'm just saying, when you see whole families that have it, you start to wonder a little. I think it does a disservice to the people who actually DO have it. And you are correct, not everyone who truly has it, struggles. But maybe that person wasn't trying to be mean or snarky, they just meant that it seems like everyone has it. Either by lying about it, being missdiagnosed, or truly having it? Either way, I'm praying that you have patience with this person. It seems like you could use it, no matter how this person meant that comment! We could all use a little more patience, especially me!
 
Going to play a little devils advocate here(no pun intended). Maybe they said that because autism gets over diagnosed? I'm just saying, when you see whole families that have it, you start to wonder a little. I think it does a disservice to the people who actually DO have it. And you are correct, not everyone who truly has it, struggles. But maybe that person wasn't trying to be mean or snarky, they just meant that it seems like everyone has it. Either by lying about it, being missdiagnosed, or truly having it? Either way, I'm praying that you have patience with this person. It seems like you could use it, no matter how this person meant that comment! We could all use a little more patience, especially me!
I think autism does sometimes run in families. But why on earth would anyone lie about having it? That makes no sense at all! People are just a bit insensitive sometimes.
 

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