A Prayer Before Chemotherapy

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Holy One of Blessing,
whose Life Force courses through our bodies,
help me feel Your Presence
as I open my body to chemicals that will protect and renew.
Grant me the courage to face the unknown,
and the fortitude to endure the difficulties of treatment.
Allow me the openheartedness to feel the love that surrounds me.
And bless me with healing and peace.
Amen.

Rabbi Paul Kipnes
Rabbi Paul Kipnes

Rabbi Paul Kipnes (he/him/his) is the spiritual leader of Congregation Or Ami in Calabasas, California. He also serves as rabbinic dean at URJ Camp Newman in Santa Rosa, CA. He consults on synagogue disruption and transformation, using his viral articles, Disruptive Judaism: Will Your Synagogue Be Beit Blockbuster or Kehillat Netflix and Synagogue dues are dead: What’s the price point at which quitting the temple is impossible? Rabbi Kipnes and his wife, Michelle November, co-wrote Jewish Spiritual Parenting. He also co-edited a national CCAR Journal issue, "New Visions for Jewish Community." His searing poetry and insightful writings can be viewed at PaulKipnes.com. 

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