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Shelter and Shade, Support and Hope - Daily Minyan Reading - July 17, 2023

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The Temple, Congregation B’nai Jehudah 

July 17, 2023


Eternal One, 

Creator of the Universe, 

We look to you for shelter from storms and challenges,  

For shade from heat and conflict. 

There are times when light directs our path. 

At other times, flashes of illumination

That accompany foreboding clouds

Overwhelm us.  

We are often reminded of how the natural world 

And its seen and unseen forces

Impose their own control, 

Yet we also know that we have it in us 

To discover ways to cope with unexpected changes

That may come our way, 

Especially through reaching out to one another

In knowledge, wisdom and fortitude 

So that we will remain as partners with our neighbors

And with You.  

The command to love our neighbors as ourselves

Leads us to offer support and hope

To move forward to days where the brightness 

That suffuses the earth and our souls

Will continue to represent the oneness that binds us together

And the Oneness that holds us close within Your eternal love.

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