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A Prayer for Orcas
Lord of Life and Protector of Animals, watch over and take care of all whales in captivity whose ancestors roamed freely in thousands of miles of ocean.
Fact: 52 Orcas are now living in captivit…
A Prayer for Mentally Ill People
Compassionate One, in the United States and elsewhere around the world, mentally ill people and their families are not getting the help they need.
Fact: American states cut $4.3 billion in menta…
Gratitude for Nuts
O Great Nourisher, we give thanks for nuts from trees.
Study: Eating nuts can reduce your risk of dying from cancer, heart disease, and several other ailments, according to Harvard research publi…
Treating Inanimate Things with Courtesy and Caring
In his blog, Edward Hays notes that the Alaskan Yupitt Indian people have a bigger world than we do since they interact with nature and inanimate objects with reverence and caring. For instance, if …
A Prayer for the Birds
Poet and Rumi translator Coleman Barks has observed that all the mystical traditions revere birds and their songs. They represent our yearnings for purity, freedom, play, and deliver "messages of in…
A Prayer for Syrian Refugees
Protector of Refugees, after three years of civil war in Syria, this refugee crisis is bigger than the one caused by the Rwandan genocide. Look after these people who have lost their homes and livel…
The Call to Service
In his May 7, 2020, opinion column for The New York Times, the visionary David Brooks states that all young adults should have the chance to serve those around them — especially now during the cor…
Happiness Through Service
By Jung Woo Be for KidSpirit’s Happiness issue.
There is a widespread view that happiness is obtained through reciprocity — in other words, that how much we receive in any given exchange dict…
Gratitude for a Decrease in AIDS-related Deaths
O Healer, who watches over all living with the HIV virus around the world, we give thanks for the researchers and the scientists who have given us effective drugs that have decreased the number of A…
A Prayer for Those Affected by the Coronavirus
March 3, 2020: The chief of the World Health Organization (WHO) warns that "we are in uncharted territory" with more than 90,000 cases (and counting ...) of Covid19 worldwide. As of this writing, 73…