The Woman's Book of Prayer. Becca Anderson

המים

      ברק השמים

      תפילת האדם

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      My God, My God, I pray that these things never end,

      The sand and the sea,

      The rustle of the waters,

      Lightning of the Heavens,

      The prayer of Man.

      —Hannah Szenes (a.k.a. Hannah Senesh), World War II Resistance hero

      90

      Take from My Heart All Anxiety

      My God, I am yours for time and eternity.

      Teach me to cast myself entirely

      into the arms of your loving Providence

      with a lively, unlimited confidence in your compassionate,

      tender pity.

      Grant, O most merciful Redeemer,

      That whatever you ordain or permit may be acceptable to me.

      Take from my heart all painful anxiety;

      let nothing sadden me but sin,

      nothing delight me but the hope

      of coming to the possession of You

      my God and my all,

      in your everlasting kingdom.

      Amen.

      —Suscipe of Catherine McAuley, 1778–1841

      The Awesome Power of Women and Girls

      “If one man can destroy everything, why can’t one girl change it?”

      —Malala Yousafzai

      “Women are builders of civil society. We are the ones who are going to build it. You know why? We have no choice. Either you shut up, and you are humiliated, or you do what I’m doing. You scream.”

      —Fatema Mernissi

      “If you want to have a life that is worth living, a life that expresses your deepest feelings and emotions and cares and dreams, you have to fight for it.”

      —Alice Walker