Eternal One,
You watch over us every day
In our best times
And in our most challenging times.
You direct us, as much as possible,
To work with each other for good,
To join together to do mitzvot
To engender understanding with each
other.
Perhaps You lament, along with us,
When cruelty overtakes cooperation.
When the desire to strike back
supersedes the possibility
Of soft speech and words than can lead
to healing.
In the Torah reading this week,
We see Moses and Aaron driven to
frustration
Forgetting to use only the gentle speech
that was required in a crucial moment.
We see the Israelites mourn for Miriam,
then Aaron,
Losing one who led them in song
And another who gave them blessing.
May we act in community
As if our voices were joined in sacred
harmony
May the ways in which we work with each
other
And build long lasting relationships
Bring us blessing and strength.
And may the enmity that leads to
division
Give way to the realization
That we have much in common
As we continue along this challenging
and eventful human journey.
Be with us every moment,
Inspire us every day.
Amen.
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