The Dispatcher's Prayer

Dear Lord, help me keep safe those who depend on me. Give me
healthy ears, for they are my link with those who need me. Keep my
mind sharp and alert, my fingers quick and nimble. Grant that I never
forget how to do ten things at once, and do them all equally well.

Bless me with patience Lord. Patience to deal with the public, with the
officers, with the boss, and with everyone else who makes me want to
grit my teeth and yell.

Give me nerves of steel, that I may listen to a mother screaming for
her child to live, the man with a gun, or an officer yelling for backup,
and not give way to panic.

Grant me empathy, that I may help the battered wife, the rape victim,
the abused child, and not cause them more pain than they already have.

God, give me the ability to learn what I need, to remember it quickly,
and give me the wisdom to use the knowledge properly.

Bless my family Lord, for they will have to make sacrifices to shift
work, overtime, canceled plans, and times when I just can't take on
one more thing. Help them understand the missed ball games, school
programs, and dinners for two.

Lord, give me courage. Courage to persevere when I feel
undervalued, unappreciated, overworked, and unrecognized. Courage
to keep trying when I feel in my heart it's hopeless.

Last of all Lord, help me to never forget why I chose to do this job in
the first place, to never lose sight of what is important in the midst of
the stress. Help me to remember that I make a difference, however
small it may seem some days, and that I matter.

I am a dispatcher, Lord, grant me peace.
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Dottie,God bless you and all of the emergency responders in the county who keep us safe.
The vast majority of our citizens are grateful for all of your service.