A Prayer for Tisha B'Av

Blessed is the mystery that flows through time and space
healing our broken hearts and holding our deepest sorrows.
Psalm 147:3

A prayer for Tisha B’Av which arrives on the evening of Monday, August 12, based on Sim Shalom, the closing blessing in the Amida.

Place upon all beings
Peace, goodness, blessing,
Life, grace, love,
Compassion.

Bring us to our knees in the face of suffering.
Let us feel your presence,
In the midst of devastation and pain.

Let shared sorrows and
Communal grief,
Soften our hearts
And turn us toward each other
With kindness and love.

Open the paths of life,
         Generosity, kindness,
         Justice, compassion,
         Wholeness and peace.

Help us see blessings
And perceive goodness.
And please, help us rise again and again
Into the light of possibility.

May our broken hearts find comfort,
May our grieving souls know love
And together may we create a world of
Harmony, justice and peace.