Preparing for Rosh Hashannah & the Days of Awe
It is time
to walk into the holy spaces of this moon.
They wait for you
lying like shimmering river washed stones stretching across a creek.
Each linking to the other, holding teachings your soul needs.
And as the sun lowers in the sky and the new moon rises,
your soul calls upon the name of God
HaYotzeir
One Who Shapes it All
HaYotzeir,
Creator of all Worlds, Sculptor of human beings,
all of us different, yet all of us the same
You Who brings all into life each second,
I stand before You on the threshold of newness, my table decked
with ruby colored apples, amber honey,
breads laced with raisins, shaped in crowns, in spheres,
for You indeed do reign, and life itself goes round and round, a circle.
HaYotzeir,
One Who envisioned all life, fashioning it into being,
Who filled us with light and with shadows,
my praise and thanks to You,
for all the miracles I have known,
with each breath, with each beat of my heart.
Thank you for my life.
Thank You for enabling me to reach this very moment in time.
Thank You for allowing me to witness, yet again, this birthing of newness,
pristine, fresh, yet scented with innocence.
 HaYotzeir,
Weaver of the Universe,
in this season
of golden light,
in this time of perfect balance between night and day,
when all is in harmony,
in this season of the earth's harvest,
when all lies sweet and in its splendor,
help me to walk my life in beauty.
Help me to use my powers for good.
Help me to extend my hand and join with You as partner
in preserving, mending and bringing blessing to this world.
May I take my place with grace, and bring forth life.
HaYotzeir, Dreamer of life,
walk with me through this doorway of a new year.
I celebrate Your wonders.
I honor all Your Creations.
Aid me
as I re-create myself
HaYotzeir,
You Who Shape it All.
Photography Credits:
First photograph: Frank Dobrushken
Second photograph: Vicki Hollander
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