I prayed outside this morning. We’ve had crummy weather in Chicago lately, but today it’s sunny and warm. Wednesday is the day I go to synagogue to pray with a minyan. In Judaism there’s importance in a group of ten, it signifies community. With a minimum of ten people (minyan) there are certain prayers that can be added to the worship service that you wouldn’t recite if you prayed on your own. It was a nice surprise to find out today’s service would be held outdoors in our courtyard. When I first started Prayables my intention was only to build an iphone app. I contracted with a company; , to develop a project plan for a prayer app that included the little icon that would represent our brand in the and on an iphone screen. I was very specific about what I wanted and what I didn’t want. Make it contemporary, bright colors, inclusive in look and feel. NO clasped hands, NO religious symbols, NO angels and NO light streaming from the heavens. Here’s what I got: Read next feature >