Here’s a prayer of petition for
the New Year.
New Year’s Prayer
May we hold lovingly in our
thoughts
those who suffer from tyranny,
subjection, cruelty, and injustice,
and work every day towards the
alleviation of their suffering.
May we recognize our solidarity
with the stranger, outcast,
downtrodden, abused, and deprived,
that no human being be treated as
"other,"
that our common humanity weaves
us together
in one fabric of mutuality, / one
garment of destiny.
May we pursue the Biblical
prophet's vision of peace,
that we might live harmoniously
with each other
and side by side,
respecting differences,
cherishing diversity,
with no one exploiting the weak,
each living without fear of the
other,
each revering Divinity in every
human soul.
May we struggle against
institutional injustice,
free those from oppression and
contempt,
act with purity of heart and
mind,
despising none, defrauding none,
hating none,
cherishing all, honoring every
child of God,
every creature of the earth.
May [we] and all peoples know
peace in this New Year,
And may we nurture kindness and
love everywhere. Amen.
~ from the ReformJudaism.org
website. http://www.reformjudaism.org/practice/prayers-blessings/prayer-jewish-new-year
(Edited slightly)
