Type: Prayer

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“Palms out    Spread your fingers / Now turn your palms up like the five petalled rose…”
Open hands gently holding a small yellow flower with a blurred background.
“We can begin with an intention, a posture to do better.”
Two hands held open together, palms up, against a soft, blurred outdoor sky background.
“We pray to see the day when Israelis and Palestinians – Jews and Christians and Muslims – will dwell under their fig trees and grapevines, whether in Tel Aviv, in Ramallah, or in Gaza City, and no one will make them afraid.”
Green figs growing on a tree branch, surrounded by large green leaves in sunlight.
“Be with us in our grief and fear…”
Two people holding hands, offering comfort and support, with a warm, blurred background.
“May your journey be one of peace, equanimity, love, justice, compassion, understanding, and a deep sense of home and community.”
A commercial airplane flying through a cloudy blue sky, viewed from below.
A collaborative prayer grounded in pursuit of freedom, safety, liberation, and justice for all. 
Pile of rocks in a desert landscape with distant mountains under a clear blue sky.
“When this righteous anger rises, grant us the wisdom to use this passion with love…”
A golden balance scale outdoors with sunlight, surrounded by greenery and butterflies.
“What if we read our Torah with open eyes and see that its truths are written on the skins of our fellow creatures…”
A white mountain goat rests on rocky ground under a clear blue sky.
“Guard us through the coming night With peaceful faces, With faithful hands, / With the breath of life.”
Full moon rises over misty, snow-covered mountains and dark pine forests at dusk.

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