Topic Tags: justice

Gabrielle Kaplan-Mayer shares a prayer for Rev. Budde who spoke at the inaugural prayer service.

“Speaking is my right. / and until someone takes my voice, / I will continue to speak.”

“Let this prayer for peace awaken us and have peace begin with us.” 

“May the One who makes peace in the heavens / Bring peace to us, to our children, / To our communities, And to this broken world.”

“Your story is not over; your life is larger than this. / We’re listening.”

“And may we always draw on joy in the darkness…”

“We can move mountains of hate and rage, recrimination and retribution, toward détente, and finally, equality, understanding, and the love we all deserve to feel.”

“Realize democracy’s gleaming promise!”

These new additions to the Amidah add created to recite leading up to the Presidential the election.

“In the cloud of despair, we sing a song / Of Hope…”