Prayables

Prayers, Blessings, Inspirational Quotes & 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...]

Story: A Pause in Life

Life is but a stopping placea pause in what is meant to bea resting place along the roadto sweet eternity. We all have different journeysdifferent paths along the waywe all are meant to learn some thingsbut never meant to stay. Our destination … [Read more...]

Story: God’s Good News

Kathy is a news junkie. She is fully functional during the day; she goes to work, does her job, relates well to others. But when the five o'clock hour comes around, that's when she needs her fix. It's 4:50 p.m. on Tuesday. Another day is done. … [Read more...]

Feature: Cut Your Emotional Losses

In a classroom full of students, a professor asks: "If you had $86,400.00 and someone stole $10.00 from you, would you throw away the $86,390.00 you still have to try and get your $10.00 back? Or would you just let it go?" They all said they … [Read more...]

Story: A Mother’s Walk

By Temple Bailey The young mother set her foot on the path of life. "Is this the long way?" she asked. And the guide said: "Yes, and the way is hard. And you will be old before you reach the end of it. But the end will be better than … [Read more...]

Story: Living Socially

By Susan Diamond We've all heard the stories about saucy senior citizens, carrying on in senior living communities all over the world. We're surprised and then amused. "That's adorable - old folks with lovers!" And then…you get your own AARP … [Read more...]