For Nurses
This is a prayer of thanks for nurses. My family has been blessed by many. The prayer is from a set honoring clinicians and medical science,…
Read articleMother’s Meditation
This prayer is to be said by mothers with children who have begun their independent lives. It’s the companion piece to “Father’s Meditation.” The two prayers…
Read articleFather’s Meditation, Revised
This prayer is to be said by fathers with children who have begun their independent lives. It’s a revision to a prayer of the same name.…
Read articleFor a Child’s Surgery
This revision of “For My Child’s Surgery” appears in the new book, Mishkan R’fuah: Where Healing Resides published by the CCAR Press. I am grateful to…
Read articleOn Removing a Child’s Life Support
This is a difficult prayer for a difficult moment. A private moment. A moment no one should have to face. It’s for use by parents when removing the…
Read articleFamily Healing
This is a prayer for healing family wounds. Choices to tailor the prayer to particular situations are in [brackets]. Use this or other language to describe…
Read articleFor My Child’s Surgery
This prayer is for parents to say before a child’s surgery. Gender choices are identified with a “/” slash. Here’s a related prayer “For a Critically Ill…
Read articleFor Family
This prayer is about remembering the love of family and the desire to heal the wounds that can come between us. A quick note about the…
Read articleTo Find Home
Day five in Israel. After two days in Tel Aviv, I’m now in Haifa. On a solitary up-hill walk, it became clear that I’m here looking…
Read articleA Prayer for Dad
Here’s a prayer for Father’s Day. It’s from a series of prayers celebrating family. Each opens with the tone of psalm and ends with a blessing.…
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