Prayables

Prayers, Blessings, Inspirational Quotes & more

Feature: What Would You Do?

A company was hiring a new employee. A part of the selection process was to answer the following question in writing: You are driving your car in a dangerous storm at night. You are passing in front of a bus stop, and you see three people waiting … [Read more...]

Parable: Minute Microcosm

A concerned father was worried that his son was wasting his youth. He took him for a walk. It was a bright, windless day, and they came upon a lake. “Look how the entire landscape—the sky, the sun, and the mountains—is reflected in the water,” he … [Read more...]

Story: Handwriting on the Wall

A weary mother returned from the store, Lugging groceries through the kitchen door. Awaiting her arrival was her eight-year-old son, Eager to relate what his younger brother had done. "While I was out playing and Dad was on a call, T.J. took … [Read more...]

Parable: Minute in the Middle

When her employer approached her, she had taken a break from her work and was reading from the book of Psalms. “Why are you reading suddenly in the middle of work?” he asked. “If it doesn’t bother anyone that in the middle of praying I can … [Read more...]

Story: Wise Child’s Perspective

A young child was playing with a group of other children who were climbing a ladder. All his friends were afraid to climb to the top, but he had no fear. Later, his mother asked him, “Why were you not afraid to climb, yet the other children … [Read more...]

Story: Teaching Grace

I left work, early, so I could have some uninterrupted study time, right before the final in my Youth Issues class. When I got to class, everybody was doing their last-minute studying. The teacher came in and said he would review with us for just a … [Read more...]

Story: The Matzah Baker

There's a bakery in New York that produces a very special type of unleavened bread called shmurah matzah. It's different than the commercially produced matza found in grocery stores. Every individual matzah is carefully baked by hand to ensure it … [Read more...]

True Story: Hot Water Bottle Miracle

By Dr. Helen Roseveare One night, I had worked hard to help a mother in the labor ward, but despite all we could do, she died, leaving us with a tiny premature baby and a crying two-year-old daughter. We would have difficulty in keeping the baby … [Read more...]

Story: Never Hold a Grudge

"In this house, young lady, we never hold a grudge." That's my dad firmly reminding my 6-year-old self not to be mad at my mother. It's sixty years later, and I think about my family rule every single day. There's always someone to be mad at. … [Read more...]