O Lord, Our Hope and Our Redeemer

September 10, 2018

Dear Subscriber:

Each week we examine a theme from a variety of points of view. The theme for this week is faith, in honor of both the Jewish and Islamic New Years.

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A prayer for Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year:

O Lord, our hope and our redeemer,

Shine Your countenance upon us.

Make us this year worthy of Your love.

Empty us upon the thirsty sand

So that You may fill us

With Your goodness and Your grace.

Strengthen our will to do right,

And make us loving and kind.

Make us the friend of the sparrow

And the refuge of the hawk.

Grant us the gift of knowing

That You are our song and our light.

Help us to sing Your sweet music

And nurture our spark of Your glory.

O Lord, our hope and our redeemer,

Help us to serve You with every breath.

Make us the blade of Your healing scalpel.

Make us the balm You apply to each wound.

Make us a blessing to all we encounter.

And then, O Lord, only then

Grant us one more year of joy.

© by Nicholas Gordon

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This week’s theme: Faith

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