A Prayer for the Secular New Year
- Rabbi Paul Kipnes
- Feb 9
- 1 min read
Source of beginnings,
Teach us to treasure time:
To taste the sweetness of its swift seconds,
To seek truth amidst its trials,
To trust in Your embrace when the days feel dim.
Holy One,
Help us to hear the heartbeats of humanity,
To heal with our hands
And hold hope in our hearts.
May we uncover the sparks of holiness
Hidden in the everyday.
As the calendar turns,
May our hearts return—
To kindness that lifts,
To generosity that transforms,
To Torah (wisdom) that transcends.
May this new year be
A Shana Tova,
A good year,
A year of gratitude and growth,
In which we weave wisdom from wounds,
Craft courage from chaos,
And find faith in the face of fear.
And bless this year
With shalom in its many shades:
Peace of mind,
Peace of heart,
Peace for the world.
And let us say: Amen.
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