Pervasive Peace
In these difficult times, this one line captures my simplest yet deepest prayer for us all. With so much healing needed, our prayers must rattle the…
Read articleThe Axis of Healing
A new meditation on the source of healing — the light that shines from your own heart — posted as gift on this Shabbat for a…
Read articleLiving with Medical Uncertainty
Last week I posted a “Cancer Anniversary” prayer. I received many responses. Several readers, each facing metastatic disease, wrote asking for a different prayer, one for…
Read articleCancer Anniversary
This prayer is for all who are marking an anniversary of being cancer free. Having fought the battle – the one you’ve won that others lost…
Read articlePraise for Healing
This is a prayer to be said after recovery from illness. Although I’ve written several specific prayers — such as “Cancer Remission” and “Upon Recovery from…
Read articleSimple Prayer for Healing
This prayer is basic, direct, to the point. Please G-d, heal and comfort those in need. It’s a prayer for moments when less is more. This…
Read articleMy Illness, My Children
Here’s a prayer to be said by an ill parent worried about how witnessing the disease will impact his or her children. A challenge in writing…
Read articleThis Watching, This Waiting (Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s or Dementia)
This is a prayer to be said by the spouse or partner of someone whose Alzheimer’s disease, Parkinson’s disease or dementia has progressed to the point…
Read articleDiagnosis with Parkinson’s Disease
This is a prayer to be said upon receiving the diagnosis of Parkinson’s Disease. This difficult disease contains a certain element of cruelty that’s addressed head…
Read articleDiagnosis with Alzheimer’s or Dementia
Here’s a prayer to be said on receiving the difficult diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease or dementia. One of the ironies of this prayer is that it…
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