BE SAFE: A Prayer For Those Facing Disaster

Be safe,

Be warm,

Be dry,

Be alive.

Be useful,

Be attentive,

Be mindful,

Be whole.

Blessed Fierce Mystery,

Aware of the danger

And fear

And the possibilities of hope and succor,

We give thanks for all those who respond

And pray for all those who need rescue.

We pray that we will not be ashamed to ask for help when it is needed

And we pray that we will know what to do when it is our turn to assist.

Be safe.

This Week I Needed to Connect

11/3/12

This week I needed to connect:

To the world

To my community

To Brooklyn

To New Jersey

To Breezy Point

To my family

To the power grid

To Facebook

To the local news

To Mayor Bloomberg

To Governor Cuomo
To Chris Christie and Barack Obama

To good-deed-doers

To my rabbi

To my cantor

To the volunteers

To those in need

To the MTA transit workers

To the  NYC police

To the NYC Fire Department
To freezing friends

To prayer

To politics

To Jon Stewart

To tragedy

To grief

To loss

To stupidity
To my solar phone charger

To randomness

To truth

To Shabbat

To my cats

To my sofa

To candy

To children dressed as ladybugs and elephants and gumball dispensers
To my block

To my landlord

To music

To anguish

To heroism

To despair

To foolishness

To hope

To God

This week I needed to connect.

And I did.

Blessed One-ness,  when we most need connection,  it is there.

Amen

A Prayer for The Hurricane

Ancient God of the Sumerians, Hittites, Babylonians and Hebrews,
God of Noah and all who came after,
We can, if we survive, imagine being philosophically grateful
For this hurricane.
After all,
It reminds us that there are forces much bigger than ourselves
And puts our lives in perspective
Which is always a good thing.
But please,
Just remember this:
You promised, no more floods.
I'm just saying.
Amen