Prayer for Rising Waters: Getting Through Covid-19

Holy One of Blessing, Who once blessed our ancestors, Shine for us A light forward, To illumine The unknown ahead. Grant us resilience, Like those who came before us: And hope amidst the worry, And promise amidst the fear. ••• Guide us Like You guided, Noah and Naamah, Partners who planned quickly for unanticipated days- Building an ark, And gathering the animals, And collecting the seeds To seed a future unknown. Help us to hear, That in spite of our fear, We must plan together, Anticipating unsettling weather, So that our small arks will float above rising waters, And through raging storms yet to come. ••• And please hold our children, Like You held Isaac the assaulted, Who struggled to find meaning After his life was torn apart. Don’t let this Childhood trauma Close up their hearts. Rather grant us the smarts, And a love Deep like Rebekah’s, To get them through this era By teaching them a lesson: That by loving each other, And by sharing our hearts, We can overcome Even the most debilitating Worry, anxiety, and fear. ••• And uplift each of us too Like You uplifted Sarai the soulful, Who dug deep amidst her despair, To discover strength Hidden within. Like she who fed the others, Those three stranger-wanderers Who arrived from a distance So far, far away. May we feed each other, With manna from our souls, Shrinking the distance between us With words we text, tweet, or say. Send us hope for the future – Like her child to be born! – So that we too may laugh, As we telegraph, Amidst the greatest of fear Now sitting with us here, That amongst all of the oys, We will still find great joy, Unbounded, Unending, And simchas so deep. ••• Source of our Wonder and Life, Please guide us with chesed So that With planning and love, And laughter and hope, We will find a way to cope, And we will find a way through. -please share