Oh, are you in luck! Next week, while I’m managing the festivities that will surround my 13-year-old son’s bar mitzvah, Susan Corso will be blogging in this space. Corso is the author of “God’s Dictionary: Divine Definitions for Everyday Enlightenment,” which provids a spiritual take on everyday words, such as disappointment (“not chosen”), companion (“sharing…

Here’s a Native American blessing, good for reading and adapting for any sacred occasion. It’s not a bad prayer to actually whisper to yourself before you start writing or presenting your wedding toast! O Great Spirit, whose breath gives life to the world, and whose voice is heard in the soft breeze:We need your strength…

May the road rise to meet you,May the wind be always at your back.May the sun shine warm upon your face,The rains fall soft upon your fields.And until we meet again,May God hold you in the palm of his hand. ********************************* May God be with you and bless you;May you see your children’s children.May you…

Lord, behold our family here assembled.We thank you for this place in which we dwell,for the love that unites us,for the peace accorded us this day,for the hope with which we expect the morrow,for the health, the work, the food,and the bright skies that make our lives delightful;for our friends in all parts of the…

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