WELCOME        The Ascension Sanctuary

  A Prayer For
   The World
     Let the rain come and wash away

the ancient grudges, the bitter hatreds
  held and nurtured over generations.

Let the rain wash away the memory
          of the hurt, the neglect.
      Then let the sun come out and
         fill the sky with rainbows.
     Let the warmth of the sun heal us
          wherever we are broken.
     Let it burn away the fog so that
       we can see each other clearly.
    So that we can see beyond labels,

beyond accents, gender or skin color.
    Let the warmth and brightness
      of the sun melt our selfishness.
    So that we can share the joys and

feel the sorrows of our neighbors.
         And let the light of the sun
      be so strong that we will see all

        people as our neighbors.
      Let the earth, nourished by rain,

                bring forth flowers
        to surround us with beauty.
  And let the mountains teach our hearts

           to reach upward to heaven.
                        Amen.
        -Rabbi Harold S. Kushner

- author of When Bad Things Happen to Good People

 

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