Prayables | loss is a cleansing

Published: Fri, 09/27/19

A bird sitting on a tree is never afraid of the branch breaking, because her trust is not on the branch but on God who gave her wings.

Friday September 27, 2019

Screwing up is not the worst thing in the world. It's much worse if you never tried at all. May God bless you with effort and daring. May you know how to pick yourself up and try again. May you be okay with mistakes and failure and use them as ways to improve. That's all anyone wants. That's all God wants.

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Our world is ever changing. As it changes, everything appears to speed up - double time, triple time, shrunken in time. Yet You and
me have this time together. Suspended in time. Sacred in time. Bringing to light the beauty in change and the acceptance of it. Thanks and Praise to You, keeper of time.

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LOSS IS A CLEANSING

I was on my way, quite unaware of the burden upon my soul and my gripping heart clenching what was, and I heard a sound from a distance place, from my inner being saying,

Loss is a cleansing. Don’t hold on, let it fall away, you can’t hold on, no anger will soothe, no regret will restore, let it go, for what is lost, is simply gone.

And I answered,

Slow my breath, Holy One, that I may receive Your abundant gifts.

Rabbi Karyn D. Kedar

Amen: Seeking Presence with Prayer, Poetry, and Mindfulness Practice

Released by CCAR Press, December 2019

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Romans 8:28I know God works for the good of all. And so, I hold some things lighter, care more deeply for what really matters, and
let go of unimportant things.

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LET DOWN, AILING, AND IN NEED

Due to failing health I moved to stay with my brother. I trusted him but he let me down. He has taken all my financial assets. Now I am left without money and only have my social security to live on. It is very hard so I have decided to look for work to provide for my needs. I have no hope of him giving me back any of my money. I am 74 years old. Please pray with me to become successful in my job hunting. I am confident that the Lord will provide my needs.

- anonymous

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