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Rabbi Miriam's Blog
“Whether righteous or unrighteous, all shall pray as one community.”
At this moment, when we should be forgiving, when we should be most concerned for the judgment we deserve, we remain unable to forgive, we remain unable to feel forgiven, we are even unable to feel deserving of forgiveness. All these thoughts isolate us. We are stubborn in our own righteousness, and we despair if we can ever be righteous, All these thoughts isolate us. We cannot still and calm our minds, cannot stop ourselves from judging others, or, cannot stop feeling being judged. We cannot connect with those among whom we sit, Sadly, we cannot even reach out past our isolation. All these thoughts isolate us. This one small thing I ask: whether I am righteous or unrighteous, whether my neighbors are righteous or unrighteous, Just please, let us pray for forgiveness as one united community. Shared by Ellen Dannin Modified by Rabbi Miriam Hamrell
1 Comment
7/6/2018 06:13:36 am
Ellen Dannin has the talent in writing a poem. The words that she used weren't that deep, that's why most of her readers got her message. Actually, I prefer poem that are not too deep because it is more relatable. Sometimes, you need to take everything into consideration especially if your readers will understand your piece or not. That's an important factor, and poets know that already! Leave a Reply. |
About Rabbi MiriamRabbi Miriam E. Hamrell MHL, M.Ed., has served as our religious and spiritual leader at Ahavat Torah Congregation and helped it grow since it was founded in 2003. Archives
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