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Archive for March, 2010
Lord, may we continue to find our way to prayer
Pray as you can, not as you cannot.
– Benedictine author Don Chapman from
Running on Empty: Contemplative Spirituality for Overachievers
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On the occasion of Passover, may we be grateful for the depth of our own particular faith traditions
If you cannot be grateful for what you have received, then be thankful for what you have been spared.
– Yiddish Proverb from Rabbi Joseph Telushkin’s
A Code of Jewish Ethics
That we find meaning among all the coping and adjusting, we pray
Life is much more than coping and adjusting. Mysterious as it may be, there is something wonderful at the heart of our existence, and it is about nothing other than love: love for God, love for one another, love for creation, love for life itself.
– Gerald G. May, MD
The Dark Night of the Soul: A Psychiatrist Explores the Connection Between Darkness and Spiritual Growth
May our patience lead us to persevere, we pray
Patience and perseverance have a magical effect before which difficulties disappear and obstacles vanish.
– President John Quincy Adams
In the Company of Prayer – The Book in Progress
I’ve asked permission of five of our subscribers to reprint their emails or comments for use as chapter introductions. I have received permission from all five. We’re moving forward!
Let’s keep in our prayers the parents and mentors helping those who are in the process of finding their true path
Before They Were Titans, Moguls and Newsmakers, These People Were Rejected: At College Admission Time, Lessons in Thin Envelopes
– Sue Shellenbarger
The Wall Street Journal
Lord, shepherd us through disappointment
A small person with small ideas won’t lead us to new levels of excellence or an improved quality of life. There are a hundred times more small people than big people in the world. Wherever they are, they do their best to shoot down people with big visions, big dreams and big perspectives. This is sad , because all of us, including the small people, ultimately benefit from the big ideas.
– Kent M.Keith
Anyway-The Paradoxical Commandments: Finding Personal Meaning in a Crazy World
For all of us who’ve regrouped, reorganized or started over during these economic times, we pray
Recession helps bookstore to boom: People pray more when times are hard, says Joanne Peters who owns the specialty book store with her husband Tom.
– Jan Norman on Small Business
The Orange County Register
Let us pray for encouragement for those in the difficult, midpoint of a challenging endeavor, such as Lent
If we had no winter, spring would not be so pleasant: if we did not sometimes taste adversity, prosperity would not be so welcome.
– Anne Bradstreet
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