by Deborah Globus  The view out my office window God,
I thank you that my job is my vocation. For this blessing I am truly grateful. I am grateful that your hand is upon me, and that you give me the grace to do my work with joy. Amen from Short Prayers for Busy Women; inspirational thoughts to get you through the next five minutes by harriet crosby This is the last in a series of short prayers to get through a tough week. Although my focus here at La Padre is on ritual sometimes ritual isn’t the practice that fits best.  Bless this lady whose prayers are in the little book - Short Prayers!
God, I just turned the page in my calendar. What heappened to next month? There too much to do in too little time. Help me not waste the coming days. Help me savor each on in spite of the busyness. Amen. -harriet crosby May you, too, “savor each one in spite of the busyness.” by Deborah Globus  Today’s prayer comes from a book whose title I adore: Short Prayers for Busy Women; inspirational thoughts to get you through the next five minutes.
I mean, how cool is that? To call prayer what it often is – a practice to get you through a tough time, especially if that “tough time” is just the next five minutes. This is for me but goes out to anyone who struggles with an anxiety disorder or just anxiety in general: God, I’m so anxious and worried I feel I’m going to come through my eyeballs. Yet I know all things rest in the palm of your hand. Help me rest there too, calmed by your love. Amen. -harriet crosby by Deborah Globus  When we celebrate Passover in my house, we begin by clearing out all the bread/wheat/corn stuff that we don’t eat for those 8 days.
It’s a good amount of work for a questionable practice but man, oh man, do we appreciate bread when we’re done! All these things are called chametz. I had a friend whose family actually hunted for chametz with a feather and a wooden spoon to sweep it into, the traditional way to approach getting ready. We don’t go quite so far, but I like what our Haggadah (the book that directs the Seder) has to say about the last of the chametz: “Do you think we found every last crumb? Probably not. After all, we’re not perfect; we’re human. Here’s a prayer we can say together about any crumbs we missed: If there are any crumbs I haven’t seen or taken away, I hereby disown them. I declare them to be nothing – as ownerless as the dust of the earth. No one can be perfect. We can never get rid of every crumb or stop making mistakes. All we can do is try. Searching for chametz is a way of trying.” by Deborah Globus
by Deborah Globus  I found this this morning at my local coffee shop – Urban Coffee in Greenlawn and I love it! I chose “possitivity” which I like to think of as a cross between “possibilities” and “positivity.” I just love it when people take part in random acts of kindness that ask me to pause for a moment and check in with my heart.  I adore trees but my very favorite is the Queen Beech of Caumsett State Park in Cold Spring Harbor on Long Island. I swear Caitlin Matthews must have been there when she wrote this blessing in the Celtic style. I go forth today under the
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AuthorMy name is Deborah Globus and I am La Padre. With me you'll find the support you need to uncover practical, do-able spiritual practices that work for you. I offer new perspectives on old practices like journaling and ritual, with a side of compassion and a healthy dose of humor, just to keep it down-to-earth and real! 
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