Prayables

Prayers, Blessings, Inspirational Quotes & more

Story: God Spot

In those days they called my brother retarded. Today he is considered someone with an intellectual disability. In our family, and to everyone who knows Doug, he is "special." Doug was born with the kiss of God upon his forehead. He has a … [Read more...]

Story: Ballad of Mulan

The sound of one sigh after another, as Mulan weaves at the doorway. No sound of her loom and shuttle, only that of a girl in deep reflection. If you ask her what she is thinking or who she is thinking of, she will say, "There is nothing I … [Read more...]

Story: Wanting God

The old preacher was bringing some people to be baptized down to the river. He was immersing them one by one. He took hold of one man and put him down. He dunked him for a second time. Then he held him under the water. The man came up fighting for … [Read more...]

Story: Blurry Vision

Serena lives two doors away from 560 acres of forest preserve. A blessing. Abundance. A whole lot of critters, varmints, and crawly things to live among. She is very nearly One with nature. Yet, just a few steps to the north of her suburban … [Read more...]

Story: The Brisket

She followed blindly.  There was the woman who learned to cook by watching her mother. Every Sabbath or holiday dinner when there was a brisket to be made, she would follow the steps her mother always took to ready the meat for cooking.  First … [Read more...]

Story: The Bully

Every man, woman and child was afraid of him. The mere mention of the name “Andrew” sent a ripple of fear through the village. Quansett is a small town in the upper peninsula of the state. The time was 1892, the gilded age for cities, where wealth … [Read more...]

Poem: The Struggler

by John Greenleaf Whittier When things go wrong as it sometimes will,When the road you’re trudging seems all uphill,When the funds are low and depths are highAnd you want to smile when you have to sigh.When care is pressing you down a bit, Rest … [Read more...]

Story: No Place to Go

His entire demeanor said “sigh” He was a body of disappointment and his spirit sagged. The man was defeated. Even Hilda, with vision spotty from macular degeneration could see it. True, she heard it first when he sat down next to her. An actual … [Read more...]

Story: Learning to Love God

It used to be a question I asked myself often. Not anymore.  I spent many years thinking deeply, trying this and that, and praying for an answer to that one confounding question that worried me more than any other. How can I teach my … [Read more...]