Prayers are organized here according to categories that they may belong to, such as petitions, praise, thanksgiving, etc.
Thank you, Lord, for the blessings of friendship! For those small, precious moments of connection when our souls reach out beyond our selves and find another soul. For all the capacities that allow us to befriend: love, compassion, empathy, sympathy, humor, longing, joy, and the ability to nurture and refine …
Today I begin again the work you have set before me. I have prepared for some of it. The rest, I will trust that you know what I can handle. Grant me the audacity to succeed, the humility to learn and the grace to enjoy it all. There will always …
Mold created penicillin which has saved countless lives by keeping deadly bacteria at bay. The beautiful foxglove, graceful willow and seductive poppy are a tiny sample of the plants that heal, soothe, and sometimes cure. You have granted us observation to recognize potential treatments, insight and science to refine and …
מוֹדֶה (מוֹדָה)* אֲנִי לְפָנֶֽיךָ מֶֽלֶךְ חַי וְקַיָּים. שֶׁהֶֽחֱזַֽרְתָּ בִּי נִשְׁמָתִי בְחֶמְלָה. רַבָּה אֱמֽוּנָתֶֽךָ Modeh (Modah) ani lefaneḵa meleḵ ḥai v’kayam, šeheḥezarta bi nišmati b’ḥemla, rabah emunateḵa I give thanks before your presence, the living and manifest sovereign. For you have graciously restored my soul to me, in your abundant faithfulness This prayer …
My God, I am afraid. I am surrounded by anxieties and do not know where to turn. I am lost among the pitfalls and the challenges and it is more than I can bear. My trust is broken and my peace is gone. Spread the shelter of your peace over …