Oh, to be deeply naked Gregory Orr Oh, to be deeply naked And still see love In the beloved’s eyes. To be free of shame. Was there anything More wonderful? How long did it last? Maybe only a moment; Maybe it was a dream. We were afraid To feel such joy. Still, it changed us, … Continue reading Praying with Fringes 02/05/16 – To be free of shame
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Praying with Fringes 02/04/16 – And all your unimaginable promises
A Short Testament Anne Porter Whatever harm I may have done In all my life in all your wide creation If I cannot repair it I beg you to repair it, And then there are all the wounded The poor the deaf the lonely and the old Whom I have roughly dismissed As if I … Continue reading Praying with Fringes 02/04/16 – And all your unimaginable promises
Praying with Fringes 02/19/2015 – if only we would
We Cannot Pray We cannot pray to You, Oh God, to banish war, for You have filled the world with paths to peace, if only we would take them We cannot pray to You to end starvation for there is food enough for all if only we would share it We cannot merely pray for … Continue reading Praying with Fringes 02/19/2015 – if only we would
Praying with Fringes 01/06/2014 – plucking fruits like ripe tokens
In honor of the upcoming "Planting Justice in Palestine/Israel" Tu B'Shvat seder led by Tikkun Olam Chavurah. The poem references Johal, who is a trickster figure in Palestinian folk tales. My Father and the Fig Tree Naomi Shihab Nye For other fruits, my father was indifferent. He'd point at the cherry trees and say, "See … Continue reading Praying with Fringes 01/06/2014 – plucking fruits like ripe tokens
Praying with Fringes 12/19/2013 – blessing each flake of snow
Manna Joseph Stroud Everywhere, everywhere, snow sifting down, a world becoming white, no more sounds, no longer possible to find the heart of the day, the sun is gone, the sky is nowhere, and of all I wanted in life – so be it – whatever it is that brought me here, chance, fortune, whatever … Continue reading Praying with Fringes 12/19/2013 – blessing each flake of snow
Praying with Fringes 12/12/2013 – One year since Newtown, and still the guns
Walking Ellie Schoenfeld A Tibetan prayer wheel turns and turns, sends prayers to the universe with every revolution. And now it is my feet, all our feet, walking, one foot then another, over and over, every step a prayer to stave off the horror at the edges of our stomachs. Every step a prayer. One … Continue reading Praying with Fringes 12/12/2013 – One year since Newtown, and still the guns
Fringes: a feminist, non-zionist havurah 