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The Shema

“Hear, O Israel: G‑d is our L‑rd, G‑d is one.” https://www.chabad.org/library/article_cdo/aid/136670/jewish/Jewish-Prayers.htm There are many Jewish prayers I could have chosen from but one of my favorites is The Shema. It is also about the only Hebrew I remember from our days as a part of a Messianic group many years ago. Please follow the link under the quote andContinue reading “The Shema”

Prayer of St. Francis ofAssisi

Lord, make me an instrument of your peace. Where there is hatred, let me sow love.Where there is injury, pardon.Where there is doubt, faith.Where there is despair, hope.Where there is darkness, light.Where there is sadness, joy. O Divine Master,grant that I may not so much seek to be consoled, as to console;to be understood, as toContinue reading “Prayer of St. Francis ofAssisi”

I Do Believe

“I do believe we’re all connected. I do believe in positive energy. I do believe in the power of prayer. I do believe in putting good out into the world. And I believe in taking care of each other.” – Harvey Fierstein

The Prayer for Protection

The light of God surrounds us;The love of God enfolds us;The power of God protects us;The presence of God watches over us;Wherever we are, God is. — James Dillet Freeman What has become the Prayer for Protection was written as a poem by James Dillet Freeman during World War II. It has become much lovedContinue reading “The Prayer for Protection”