Topic Tags: war

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

“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…”

“May there never again be war.  Wasn’t war  lifetimes ago? Who wants war?” 

“Did you know nesher might have meant vulture? people say that…”

“Be with us in our grief and fear…”

“Help our hearts heal so we can find the strength / to forge a new road and find a way to live in peace…”

This powerful ritual includes both intentions and blessings.

“For now, all that we have / is to be together in this brokenness…”

A reflection for this season of rupture, reckoning, and return.