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Prayer for Civility – October 21, 2018

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God – The angelic Mother You sent me had many words of wisdom to live and love by. One of the simple yet profound ones was, “Jack, if you cannot say something nice about someone else, please say nothing at all.”

My Mother is in Heaven, but her words live on in my heart on Earth.

As a divorce attorney I learn of parents who speak to their spouses and their children in angry tones and hateful demeaning words. God, one of Your ministers, Wes Seeliger, said such words of incivility hurt forever and are hard to forget or forgive.  Over time Wes said they become “tapeworms of the soul.”

Tapeworms of the soul deprive the spirit of the nutrient it needs to thrive and live. That nutrient is love.

Lord, today and every day, please help us speak with dignity and respect to our spouses and our children, family members, and all others we come into contact with in our personal, business, social, political, and international relationships. For when we do that, others will see You in us and we will shine Your light of civility and love on others in our service to You.  Amen

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Jack H. Emmott is a Senior Counsel of Gray, Reed & McGraw, LLP, a 120-lawyer full service firm in Houston, Texas, a Board-Certified Family Law and Master Credentialed Collaborative Law Professional Divorce Attorney, Mediator, Author, Entrepreneur and Inspirational Speaker.  For more information about Jack or his latest book, Bending Angels: Living Messengers of God’s Love, go to the Bending Angel website.

 Prayer to God for Prayer to Be the Best Part of My Day – January 12, 2018

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God – Please help me find time each and every day to pray. In prayer I disconnect from all my worries, demands and obligations.   In prayer I reconnect with You, Your peace, wisdom and love. To sustain my life on Earth every day my heart beats. My lungs breathe. I take in nourishment for my body. Please help me to remember that prayer and feeding my soul is no less important for my spiritual well-being. A well-developed soul is required to live out a purposeful life in service to You.

May prayer be the best part of my day. In prayer I feel closest to You and enveloped in Your love for me.  Amen

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Jack H. Emmott is a Senior Counsel of Gray, Reed & McGraw, LLP, a 120-lawyer full service firm in Houston, Texas, a Board-Certified Family Law and Master Credentialed Collaborative Law Professional Divorce Attorney, Mediator, Author, Entrepreneur and Inspirational Speaker.  For more information about Jack or his latest book, Bending Angels: Living Messengers of God’s Love, go to BendingAngel.com.

 

Prayer for the Golden Rule to Rule Our Hearts – January 30, 2017

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Heavenly Father – You have said through the Bible that we should do to others as we would have them do to us.  In this age of threats to our safety from terrorism, please have Your angels bend over us and those we love to protect us from harm.  As we take steps around the world to shield us from terror, please help us at the same time to honor Your Golden Rule.  We cannot truly love You if we do not also honor and love Your children according to Your command.  Please give our hearts the strength to follow this Golden Rule as we pray and act to make the Earth a safer place for all Your children.  Amen

Jack H. Emmott is a Member of Gray, Reed & McGraw, Houston, Texas and a Board-Certified family law attorney, mediator, author, entrepreneur and inspirational speaker.  For more information about Jack or his latest book, Bending Angels: Living Messengers of God’s Love, go to BendingAngel.com.