A Prayer for Syria

With the troubles currently in Syria, this prayer comes from Rachel Barenblatt, and is worth sharing.

http://velveteenrabbi.blogs.com/blog/2012/08/a-prayer-for-syria.html  

A Prayer for Syria

Shekhinah, in Whose womb creation is nurtured:
when your children are slaughtered you weep.
Bring peace beneath Your fierce embrace
to Syria. Let a new image of the world be born
in which American Jews pray for Syrians, who pray
for Israelis, who pray for Palestinians, who pray
even for American Jews. Fill the hearts
of the insurgents with Your compassion
so that when the regime comes to its end
no one seeks the harsh justice of retaliation.
And for us: strengthen our resolve not to turn away.
We bless You, Source of Mercy. Bring wholeness
to this broken creation. And let us say: Amen.
 

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She writes:
 
The idea that poetry can create a "new image of the world" comes from Syrian poet Ali Ahmed Said, who writes under the pen name Adonis.
If this prayer speaks to you, feel free to share it widely. I ask only that you keep my name and URL attached so that people know where it came from.