Years ago, my mother-in-law introduced me to a simple prayer that has since become a way of life for me. On my last album, the song “Greet the Day” offers up this request: “Lord, lead me to the ones I ...
People who care deeply can be prone to worry and anxiety. We need help flipping the script. What better place to turn and to learn than Scripture? As you scroll back through Scripture, when did ...
In an age where we have made numerous technological advances that are meant to save time, we find ourselves busier than ever. What does this mean for the spiritual life? The most common answer to “why ...
On the days when I get really fearful, I say a tiny prayer. It’s called a breath prayer. During a series my pastor in Connecticut taught on the Beatitudes, he taught us how to say breath prayers — ...
Prayer can be a challenge, even for the most religious. Am I using the right words? Are my prayers connecting with God? Are they reflections of my beliefs? Pastors--who some might look to as experts ...
In the portion read this past Shabbat, Moses, facing his mortality, asks G-d to appoint a successor. May the Lord, God of the spirits of all flesh, choose a man over the congregation who will go out ...
Once, after a parish gathering with migrant women, I sat next to a mother who had just received difficult news about her son. He had been detained earlier that week. The room had grown quiet as people ...
The Lord’s Prayer is the most profound prayer ever uttered. It is short and simple, yet contains everything we need as physical and spiritual beings. There are no wasted words. Despite being called ...