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 …
Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with you. Blessed are you among women, and blessed is the fruit of your womb, Jesus. Holy Mary, mother of God, pray for us sinners now, and at the hour of our death.
Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come, thy will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread and forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation …
Grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, the courage to change the things I can — and the wisdom to know the difference.
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 …