Inspiration of Prayer for Daily Life

This summer I am doing CPE - Clinical Pastoral Education - basically I'm training to be a Chaplain in a NH, Hospital, where ever one is needed.  To become a board certified Chaplain one needs 1600 hours of clinical and didactic training, usually done in units of 400 hours each. I am currently doing my second unit,  in a nursing home like my first unit was.

My fellow CPE interns are wonderful, 5 are from VTS, Virginia Theological Seminary, and one already out in the field awaiting ordination.  Actually, my first unit back in '08 was with VTS seminarians as well, but only 3 that time. As before, I am the only Jew.

Everyday at services one line in the Ashrei stands out to me in a way that it never has before.
It makes me appreciate our tradition  - how fortunate I am to be able to find inspiration and guidance for my daily professional life within my daily prayers.

More on this later...

סוֹמֵךְ יְיָ לְכָל הַנֹּפְלִים, וְזוֹקֵף לְכָל הַכְּפוּפִים: 

Strong support to all who fall, GOD raises up the humble and the lame.