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Calendar of Light 2023
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Week of Prayer for World Peace (Day 6) Sikh Prayers
On the sixth day of the Week of Prayer for World Peace, we pray for...
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Week of Prayer for World Peace (Day 5) Buddhist Prayers
On this fifth day of the Week of Prayer for World Peace, we pray for...
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Week of Prayer for World Peace (Day 4) Hindu Prayers
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Week of Prayer for World Peace (Day 3) Lebanese Maronite Prayers
On this third day of the Week of Prayer for World Peace, we pray for...
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Week of Prayer for World Peace (Day 2) Baha’i Prayers and Muslim Prayers
On this second day of the Week of Prayer for World Peace, we pray for...
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Week of Prayer for World Peace (Day 1) Jewish Prayers
On this first day of the Week of Prayer for World Peace, Hazzan Harold Messinger...
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Week of Prayer for World Peace, October 15-22, 2023
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The labyrinth started to breathe. As those gathered for a sunset walk made their way...
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Clay Pots: Finding the Divine in the Ordinary
A lump of clay thrown on the potter’s wheel became a vessel. Lester Morris, tech...
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Exchanging Our Exhale: The Basic Elements of Prayer
Breathe in the positive. Let go of what no longer serves. Whether we are on...
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Celtic Imbolc: What Is Lying Dormant within You?
Today marks the time of winter when our hearts and minds turn to that deep...
January 28, 2023
Ground Level: The Basic Elements of Prayer
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