Hard Times

Hard times take many forms: the loss of a job or other economic hardship; the devastation of a flood or other natural disaster; the horror of violent assault. Just getting out of bed can be an act of great courage at times like these. Whisper a prayer for yourself, or say one for your friend, community, or the world. Hope will find you. 
 

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This One Small Life: A Prayer of Gratitude for Our Scars

“God of creation, / I come before You / to offer thanks for my scars”
  • by Alex Carter
blessing, gratitude, healing
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Created Darkness and the Fashioning of Light

“I am told / That the Torah / Is our autobiography”
  • by Tiferet Welch
healing
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Be Safe: Prayer for Those Affected by Floods in California

“Be safe, / Be warm, / Be dry”
  • by Trisha Arlin
environment, natural disaster
flooded street in forest with sign that reads road closed by flood and another sign that reads causeway and another sign that reads give way

If My Struggle Were An Angel

“I would lean into the darkness”
  • by Alisa Fineman
angels
silhouette of person walking in desert toward sunset

Frail Hope

“Will my God turn on the light in this dark room?”
  • by Nick Pipitone
grief, hope
dandelion lying on pavement

Prayer for the Broken

“I pray / in accents foreign to my own ears”
  • by Ivy Schweitzer
Shekhinah
person shown far away in silhouette against a sky in which the sun has set and the sky is blue yellow and orange

Mourner’s Kaddish for Those Lost to Addiction

“Blessed are those who couldn’t take the pain of living anymore”
  • by Rabbi Lizz Goldstein
addiction, kaddish
person in silhouette looking out at foggy blue pink sky with tree in background

Blessing the Earth

“I bend and bless the earth / with my own brokenness”
  • by Elizabeth Caplun
earth, healing, trauma
person's hand touching pink flowers against dark background

Prayer for a Mother of a Newborn in the NICU

“Sarah waited, far too long. / So what’s a few more days, right?”
  • by Adva Chattler
childbirth, pregnancy, premature
close up of light-skinned adult hand holding hand of small baby

A Short Prayer for Justice

“We know what to do: / Agitate, organize, shout”
  • by Trisha Arlin
abortion, justice, racial justice, social justice
A Short Prayer for Justice

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