About: Lenny Scovel

We are called to do right by each other – may we answer the call.  May we attend to our relationships with the care and concern they are due.  May we forgive others.  May we forgive ourselves.  May we breathe in peace, may we breathe out love.  May we be reckless, may we be careful.… read more

Let us not write a prayer; rather, let us compose them.  For writing implies some kind of conscious effort, an intellectual endeavor.  Prayer must be mystical, authentic, and divinely inspired.  The finest prayers are never spoken – they are felt.  Prayer resides in a tear, in laughter, and in gentle touch.  Prayer is present in… read more

In our moments of deepest despair and utter loneliness, may we always find comfort in the knowledge that we are not alone, that we are interconnected; to each other, and to all life that has ever been and ever will be. In this sense, we are immortal, and no harm can come to us. May… read more

May we be born again into this new day.  Each morning marks the opportunity to live into our finest selves, to broaden our perspectives, and to deepen our love.  The flurry of activity that awaits us conspires to distract us from these possibilities, and distracted we will be.  Prayer will help us by sending gentle… read more

Just another day in Paradise!  It is tempting to end the prayer right there, for the truth of it is deep and needs no modification.  And yet, for many, this life is not bliss; it is struggle and pain and loneliness.  Let us be grateful, today if we recognize that the heavenly kingdom is all… read more

Life is a series of hellos and goodbyes.  No sooner have we greeted a new friend into our lives, we discover another has left.  Sometimes the the leaving is merely geographic; sometimes the separation is emotional; ultimately the final goodbye is corporeal.  And yet, as long as we have our memories, we never truly lose… read more

Wouldn’t it be extraordinary if everything were simply ordinary? Wouldn’t it be fine if everything were sublime? Wouldn’t it be great if truth were found in aggregate? Wouldn’t it be swell if ignorance were feared more than hell? Wouldn’t it be neat if everyone were kind and sweet? Wouldn’t it be nice if we practiced… read more

Without a prayer on the tongue, or a message behind the voice, are we therefore shallow in some way?  Certainly not!  To live today honestly and authentically is prayer enough.  To engage kindly and thoughtfully is a mighty message.  Actions speak volumes, where words can be hollow.  As Mahatma Gandhi said, “in prayer it is… read more

What’s so funny ’bout peace, love and understanding?  The voices of these virtues are often vilified and dismissed as ‘idealists.’  Yes, these qualities are ideals, but that does not mean they do not deserve merit.  Indeed, by being ‘ideals’ it is implied that they are aspirational; they must be lived into being, for they do… read more

Appearances can deceive; assumptions are made informed by our own prejudices.  We process the world through our built-in filters.  We judge based on our past experience.  It is natural, but it is not necessarily healthy.  Today may we begin a practice of discernment.  May we suspend our impulses to judge.  May we hone our ability… read more