Here's a new prayer from Alden Solovy, part of his collection of prayers for Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement. For more on Yom Kippur, see this earlier post.
Meditation Before Neilah
There is something else,
G-d of Old,
I must show You.
It’s dark
And secret.
Part sadness.
Part anger.
Part fear.
Listen.
There is something else,
G-d of Old,
I must tell You.
It’s hard
And heavy.
Part pride.
Part guilt.
Part shame.
Stay.
There is something else,
G-d of Old,
I need from You.
It’s ancient
And new.
Part Torah.
Part Mitzvot.
Part joy and love and light.
G-d of Justice,
G-d of Mercy,
Hear my plea.
Wait for me to return to You.
Listen as I confess to You.
Stay as I struggle to live my life as a blessing,
According to Your wisdom,
According to Your law,
According to Your word.
© 2011 Alden Solovy and To Bend Light
Here's a haunting, beautiful recording of the Kol Nidre, another version, instrumental, can be found at my earlier post on Yom Kippur, linked above.
Tweet
Subscribe to A Concord Pastor Comments
Oh, how I wish we had the translation! The only words I understood were "yom kipur"...the sound of the singer's voice is awesome. G-d bless us all! Michelle
ReplyDeleteFor a better understanding of and background on Kol Nidre, follow this link:
ReplyDeletehttp://www.jewfaq.org/holiday4.htm