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Prayables Parable: The Soapmaker

Because all good stories start with "Once upon a time..." Once upon a time the village elder was walking with a young soap maker. The soap maker asked him: "Why is that we pray and study the Good Book, as people have done for thousands of … [Read more...]

Prayables Parable: The Melody

A long time ago, in a small town in France, there lived a wealthy textile merchant. Phillippe sold cloth to the people in this town, and it was well-known that he had the very finest cloth - silks, velvets, lace, wool, and cotton. He was a respected … [Read more...]

Prayables Parable: Chop Wood

A student approached his teacher and asked, “How do I find pure holiness?” The teacher replied, “Chop wood, carry water.” “And what do I do after I find it?” “Chop wood, carry water.” The moral of the story: Holiness is found and lived, … [Read more...]

Story: Pencil Parable

The Pencil Maker took the pencil aside, just before putting him into the box. There are 5 things you need to know, he told the pencil, before I send you out into the world, always remember them and never forget, and you will become the best pencil … [Read more...]

Q-Card: Vol. 459

Week Ending Friday, December 19, 2025 {quotes} A little bit of light dispels a lot of darkness. Rabbi Schneur Zalman Sometimes when you're in a dark place, you think you've been buried, but actually you've been planted. Christine Caine I am … [Read more...]

Q-Card: Vol. 457

Week Ending December 5, 2025 {quotes} Looking at the world from a perspective of abundance means having the courage to embrace the here-and-now, to trust what can yet be, and to believe that blessing isn’t a relic of the past but a promise of the … [Read more...]

Q-Card: Vol. 455

Week Ending Friday November 21, 2025 {quotes} Too often, the opportunity knocks, but by the time you push back the chain, push back the bolt, unhook the two locks, and shut off the burglar alarm, it's too late. Rita Coolidge He makes us wait, … [Read more...]

Q-Card: Vol. 452

Week Ending October 31, 2025 {quotes} Joy is love on wings, peace is love folding its wings, longsuffering is love enduring, gentleness is love in society, and goodness is love in activity.  A.B. Simpson Petting, scratching, and cuddling a dog … [Read more...]

Q-Card: Vol. 451

Week Ending Friday, October 24, 2025 {quotes} God's riches produce the highest form of joy. Marilyn Hickey It is well to remember that the entire population of the universe, with one trifling exception, is composed of others. John Andrew … [Read more...]

Q-Card: Vol. 449

Week Ending Friday, October 10, 2025 {quotes} We swallow greedily any lie that flatters us, but we sip only little by little at a truth we find bitter. Denis Diderot I think of prayer as a spiritual lifeline back to where I most want to … [Read more...]