A Prayer for Health in Work, by Rabbi Menachem Creditor

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Date: 2012-11-05

Last Updated: 2024-06-01

Categories: Labor, Fulfillment, and Parnasah

Tags: 21st century C.E., 58th century A.M., English vernacular prayer, health, North America, self-care, workers, working, שמירת הגוף shmirat haguf

Excerpt: A holistic prayer for health in work. . . .


Content:
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God, may my work feel redemptive
even when an ocean of need feels like it will pull me down.

May I feel supported
when I feel alone in my work.

O God, remind me
when I fail that I can learn,
and that my life is more than my work.

O God, remind me
when I succeed that I can learn,
and that deep success requires the efforts of many.

May I remember
that going home is a crucial part of the dream.

God, help me to remember
that I am one of the people I am called by You to serve.

May I feel undivided
as I transition from sphere to sphere,
a whole person within Your world.

Contributor: Menachem Creditor

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Featured Image:
Abdul Rahman – Going Home (CC BY)
Title: Abdul Rahman – Going Home (CC BY)
Caption: "Going Home" (credit: Abdul Rahman, license: CC BY). taken in Siem Reap, Cambodia.