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Under the Broken Sky: A Prayer for Sukkot

clouds in a blue sky
 
Note: This is a written to be a responsive reading
 
As the stars twinkle high in the heavens,
Our view is fractured by the schach over our heads.
We see the universe in bits and fragments,
And realize that we too have parts gone missing.
     Adonai, why is this so?
     Adonai, we know there must be a reason.
In this season of harvest,
We find more than just fields and crops.
In this season of harvest,
We gather into ourselves, parts which seemed just beyond reach.
     Adonai, we know this is so.
     Adonai, we know you have Your reasons.
After seeking Your forgiveness,
After asking for Your mercy,
After needing the protection of Your sheltering wings,
We find that true redemption comes from return.
    Adonai, we have successfully found our way home.
    Adonai, we are trying to reintegrate what has been torn asunder.
On Yom Kippur we found our way back to You.
On Sukkot we bring our disparate parts back to ourselves.
Under the broken sky, we admit that we too are broken.
Under the broken sky, we search for our lost pieces.
     Adonai, You know our stumbles and misdeeds,
     Adonai, You have given us this place of awakening.
     Adonai, You show us the road to becoming whole.
     Adonai, You never fail to find ways to reveal the holiness in us all.
     Amen.

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