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A Prayer for Fulfillment at Work
God of All Situations, we grow up believing that having a job is not only what we are supposed to do, but that it will be good for us.
Survey: Only 38.5 percent of Americans feel fulfilled by th…
A Prayer for Elders Postponing Retirement
O Hope through the Ages, look after those who are going to have to work longer than they had planned.
Survey: 37 percent of middle-income Americans earning between $25,000 and $100,000 say they …
A Prayer for Those Whose Jobs Are Disappearing
Fountain of Mercy, the human touch is increasingly being replaced by machines. Deliver us from the worship of speed and efficiency and help us to see that the self-checkout trend is ending jobs and …
The Benefits of Inspiration
In a well-done and needed essay in The Aspen Journal of Ideas, Scott Barry Kaufman, the Scientific Director of the Imagination Institute in the Positive Psychology Center at the University of Pennsy…
A Prayer for Canners
Mother of Mercy, we have learned about people known as canners and their struggle for survival.
Documentary Film: Canners are people who survive by redeeming bottles and cans they collect from cu…
A Prayer for Those in Their Prime Working Years Who Are Unemployed
Sustainer of the Universe, we are concerned about the millions of people in the U.S. and elsewhere around the world who cannot find employment. We pray that you will help them keep their spirits up,…
A Prayer for Those Who Are Sleep Deprived
O Beautiful Presence, we are saddened by reports that many of our brothers and sisters are not getting enough sleep every night. Many people are working too hard or entertaining themselves too long …
Praying for Americans Living on Less Than $2 a Day
Compassionate One, we are concerned about global poverty. We have become too accustomed to facts about the plight of the poor in Africa — such as, in Sierra Leone, surveys have discovered that 82.…
Please Be Quiet
In a recent article in The New York Times, George Prochnik wrote about philosopher Arthur Schopenhauer's crusade against noise as the archenemy of any serious thinker. He was convinced nobody could …
Do You Need a Purpose in Life?
Many young adults setting out to work in today's high tech world and changing economy are concerned about being rootless in a time when nothing lasts forever and work is now a very transitory thing.…
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