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Hard Times

A person comforts another who is upset, sitting closely together outdoors.

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. 
 

Latest Rituals

“Please mute yourself and listen”

Person in blue beanie and face covering, wearing sunglasses, with a blurred green background.

“I love seeing the inside of your home”

Laptop displaying a video call, with tulips and a coffee mug nearby on the table.

Mikveh ceremony for transitioning to life after experiencing the coronavirus pandemic

Child climbing out of a lake at sunset, with ripples in the golden water.

Ritual to acknowledge the complicated experience of feeling both gratitude and grief

Open book and a lined notebook with a pen on a gray surface.

Bless those in need of healing

Smooth stones with words like Friends, Love, and Hope arranged on a tree stump.

Ritual using water, salt and stones to symbolize grief

A bowl of assorted stones with one stone engraved with the word Remember in the center.
“Learning from the book of humanity …”
Person sitting on rock, overlooking a vast, scenic landscape with a sunset. Backpack and trekking poles beside them.

“Still we find the light”

Sunrise over a green field with a blue sky and scattered clouds.

May all our people live together as brothers and sisters

Two girls smiling and holding an American flag in a park.

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