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A Prayer for Complicated Times

a person with grey hair
 
Along with our anger,
May we grow in compassion
Along with our mourning,
May we cultivate strength
Along with our pain,
May we find comfort in living
Along with our alarm,
May we find quiet and equanimity
Along with our outrage, our fear, and our grief,
May we find courage
 
We will not be beaten down.
We will hold on to goodness
We will hold on to each other
We will hold on to the ways and wisdom of our tradition
Let us kindle the fire of courage
Let us kindle the fire of resolve
Let us kindle the fire of love
Let us kindle the fire of righteousness
That fire will never go out

 

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