Here’s
a prayer of solidarity and petition from Rabbi David Evan Markus. It was posted
on the Temple Beth-El of City Island website.
Prayer of Solidarity
We
pray for the millions across this country who are speaking together in one
voice so united that, at last, it will become clear that Black Lives
Matter.
We
pray that these words will become true on our streets and in our schools,
hospitals and governments.
We
pray that gatherings like ours today soon will be unnecessary, because the
equal justice and dignity that are the birthright of all Black Lives will flow
in righteousness “like a mighty stream.”
Only then can we ensure public confidence in our justice system that is
our temple of democracy.
And
until that day, we pray for the wisdom, resilience and courage to do what is
hard, to do what we must, day in and day out – to keep praying with our feet
for equal justice under law, with the strength that only peaceful presence can
command.
Only
then can we rest in a Sabbath that truly restores our souls.
Only
then can any of us breathe.
~
written on June 6, 2020 by Rabbi David Evan Markus and posted on the Temple
Beth-El of City Island website. This is an excerpt from a longer prayer. To
see the entire prayer, click here: https://yourshulbythesea.org/2020/06/05/statement-by-rabbi-david-black-lives-matter/
