Topic Tags: peace

“I think of the Palestinian and Jewish children / singing together in the Jerusalem Youth Chorus…”

“There is room for all of our feelings in our prayers for peace and in our prayers for enough of everything for everyone.”

“help me find the courage / to make each breath a blessing…”

“When we expect sweetness to be given / to us from above instead of doing the work  / ourselves to make our lives sweeter?”

“Hineni – struggling to envision even  a “fragile peace” with true justice for all peoples…”

“Bless those committed to what may feel like an impossible peace…”

“May our love be wide enough to reach the whole world, / and strong enough to help heal it.”

“Could we remove enough wine to make our joy palatable?”

“May those who are suffering feel the soft breath of cherry blossoms in their hearts…”

“The blood-red droplets / make me think of Passover /. when we count and recount / the plagues our ancestors endured.”