Type: Poem

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“God yearns to be known”

Person holding a glowing lantern outdoors at dusk, with a blue and orange sky in the background.

“The 17-year-cicada knows nothing / of this mess we’ve made”

Close-up of a cicada clinging upside-down to a wooden surface with a blurred green background.

“What we witness is bound upon our hearts.”

Two people by a wall with George Floyd spray-painted; one raises hands, wearing I cant breathe hoodie.

“I imagine a field where they gather: those / grandmothers”

A person in a long, flowing dress walks barefoot along a cloudy beach shoreline.

“my murmurs are threaded / with half-finished dream”

A sparrow perched on a ledge beside a plant, with blurred buildings in the background.

“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.

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