Prayer for New Year's Eve

Baruch Atah Adonai

Brucha At Shechinah

I am glad that I don't believe in an intervening God of cause and effect, 
In a petty king and insecure supreme being 
Who plans everything that happens on our planet.

Because if I did,

After this last year,

I would be way pissed off.

Baruch Atah Adonai

Brucha At Shechinah

I am glad that I do have a knowingness
Of connection and holy conversation,

Of community and friendship and family and love and resistance 
That I call God.

And tonight on New Year's Eve

And in the coming year

I will have hope.

Blessed One-ness

We see the truth

And we see the possibilities.
Blessed be the truth!
Blessed be the possibilities!
Happy New Year.

Amen