| שַׁחַר אֲבַקֶּשְׁךָ צוּרִי וּמִשְׂגַּבִּי אֶעְרֺךְ לְפָנֶיךָ שַׁחְרִי וְגַם עַרְבִּי | At the dawn I seek you, Refuge, rock sublime; Set my prayer before you in the morning, And my prayer at eventime. |
| לִפְנֵי גְדֻלָּתְךָ אֶעְמֹד וְאֶבָּהֵל כִּי עֵינְךָ תִּרְאֶה כָל מַחְשְׁבוֹת לִבִּי | I before your greatness Stand and am afraid: All my secret thoughts your eye beholds Deep within my heart are laid. |
| מַה זֶּה אֲשֶׁר יוּכַל הַלֵּב וְהַלָּשׁוֹן לַעְשׂוֹת וּמַה כֹּחַ רוּחִי בְּתוֹךְ קִרְבִּי | And withal what is it Heart and tongue can do? What is this my strength, and what is even This the spirit in me too? |
| הִנֵּה לְךָ תִּיטַב זִמְרַת אֱנוֹשׁ עַל כֵּן אוֹדְךָ בְּעוֹד תִּהְיֶה נִשְׁמַת אֱלֹהַּ בִּי | But indeed our singing May seem good to ye; So I praise thee, singing, while there dwelleth Yet the breath of God in me. |
Ideally prayer leads to TRANSFORMATION - We think, feel, act differently as a result off our efforts...
Our prayers break down into sections:
1. The body, self-awareness (Wake up prayers)
2. The heart, the feeling part of ourselves, emotion (Psukey D'Zimrah, songs/psalms)
3. The mind/intellect (Shema)
4. Fusion of all these with the neshama/soul - communion with God - Transcending the world of things/space, reaching beyond
5. Returning CHANGED
Let's do some brainstorming, and break down each part with what we think could be potential areas for transformation:
1. The body, self-awareness (Wake up prayers)
2. The heart, the feeling part of ourselves, emotion (Psukey D'Zimrah, songs/psalms)
3. The mind/intellect (Shema)
4. Fusion of all these with the neshama/soul - communion with God - Transcending the world of things/space, reaching beyond
5. Returning CHANGED
Let's do some brainstorming, and break down each part with what we think could be potential areas for transformation:
1. The body, self-awareness (Wake up prayers) --
2. The heart, the feeling part of ourselves, emotion (Psukey D'Zimrah, songs/psalms) --
3. The mind/intellect (Shema) --
4. Fusion of all these with the neshama/soul - communion with God - Transcending the world of things/space, reaching beyond --
Writing Activity:
2. The heart, the feeling part of ourselves, emotion (Psukey D'Zimrah, songs/psalms) --
3. The mind/intellect (Shema) --
4. Fusion of all these with the neshama/soul - communion with God - Transcending the world of things/space, reaching beyond --
Writing Activity:
To think about how the words of prayer speak to us - let's each try our hand at writing a prayer...3 to 4 sentences only, you may choose a topic, can be a poem, can rhyme, can not rhyme...
Potential topics:
-Ongoing Coronavirus
-Martin Luther King, Jr memory/national holiday
-T'u Bishevat, New Year of trees
-Ongoing Coronavirus
-Martin Luther King, Jr memory/national holiday
-T'u Bishevat, New Year of trees