Type: Poem

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“Today I struggle, knowing I should do my part”

A person stands under an umbrella in a cemetery, looking at a grave on a cloudy day.

An Omer prayer for racist and antisemitic violence

Person with long hair and white shirt stands against a blue sky with clouds, hair blowing gently in the wind.

“You can forgive yourself”

Silhouette of a person in a plaid shirt looking at a sunset over a field.
The LIMBIC system controls the behavioral and emotional responses that we need to survive: feeding, reproduction, caring for our young, and fight or flight responses.
Purple crocuses blooming in a grassy field.

“The One who has the power to grant life / Gives to us what we cannot give to ourselves.”

 
Close-up of yellow daffodils in a sunlit field with a blurred, dark background.

“this Milestone Mom Moment”

Two young children sitting on the floor, with one hugging the other and smiling.

“Does our prayer come from anguish/Or from pure joy and wonder?”

Person in white with hand on chest, wearing a pendant and beaded bracelet.

“Yet turning to You for strength/Is as natural as breathing air”

Woman in yellow dress with arms raised, standing on grass with trees and blue sky in the background.

“we’ve counted for millennia, and still we count”

Close-up of a board with illuminated numbers, including 44, 59, 61, 09, 17, and others, in dark square frames.

“Here, in hearth of heart, / All is made whole.”

A lit candle glows inside a metal lantern with a heart-shaped window.

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