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Preserving Creation

Girl hugging a tree with her eyes closed, surrounded by lush greenery.

The wonders of God’s creation are all around us: the air we breathe, the water we drink, the food we eat. But it is easy for us to take this bounty for granted—or worse, contribute to its destruction. It is our duty to tend to what has been given to us. These rituals and prayers remind us of the sacred nature of that task.
 

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“We are here together.  We survived the rain together.  / It was not a deluge and no trees fell…” 
A tree-lined path covered with fallen autumn leaves under a clear blue sky.
“Only advice to plant first / and welcome the Messiah later…”
brown carob pods hang from a green tree
“In the ripeness of the Ingathering, take of the seven species. / Shoulder your basket, golden or willow-green.”
three purple figs hanging on a green tree
I walk the trail back to its origins / towards the slow pulse of life / flowing within contorted trunks / honey-colored limbs scarred by lightning
a very narrow trail is surrounded by tall thin trees
Hear, O Israel / the prayer was dance / Adonai Eloheinu / there were no pews
a split image, on the left are trees and grass, on the right are buildings and a road
The toy Solar System / gets the revolutions right / but a true scale model / would take up half of town / .
a horizon with the slight orange glow of a sun setting underneath a dark purple night sky dotted with stars and a cloud formation
Words to inspire the act of going into nature and finding a rock for sitting.
a person sitting on a large rock looking into the sea
“May we never forget that we are all connected, historically, relationally, energetically, and that harm to one is harm to all.”
the sun is setting in an orange sky with purple sky on top of the orange. Wildflowers appear in the forefront of the sunset.
“May our planting cause multiple levels of life to abundantly flourish…”
seedling
“Through the hundreds of mitzvot / You are trying to teach us / How to live a life / In reverence of interconnection…”
Hand holding a glass ball reflecting a pink magnolia tree

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