Eternal God, Author of Liberty,
Be with us as we approach the
season of Pesach.
During CHAG HAPESACH, the
Feast of Passover, remind us of our humble beginnings and how our ancient and
more recent ancestors passed from places of prejudice to lands that offered
more freedoms than ever before, freedoms that we must continue to appreciate,
defend and never take for granted.
During CHAG HAMATZOT, the
Feast of Unleavened Bread, enable us to see that we can get by, survive and
thrive at any moment when we have everything we need, but not necessarily
everything we want. May the prayer
in the Passover Haggadah inspire us to open our hands and hearts when it says,
“Let all who are hungry come and eat,” so that those in need can eventually
provide for themselves.
During CHAG HAAVIV, the Feast
of Spring, may the renewal of the earth at this time of year lead us to renew
our spirits and vision, opening our minds to new ideas, especially to the
possibility that we are at one not just with nature, but with all human beings,
with whom we can enjoy mutual consideration and respect if we only try.
During this Z’MAN
SIMCHATEINU, this time of our liberation, broaden the scope of our attention to
see where people who live among us and other citizens of the world are not yet
free, so that we can do all that we can to help them experience the freedom
that we enjoy.
God of all of the generations
of our people and of all humanity, teach us to see ourselves as if we went free
out of Egypt, so that we can feel what it was like to walk alongside our
liberated ancestors and so that our lives and our actions will proclaim freedom
and justice in our congregation, in our community, and for all humankind. Amen.
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