A Heart Prayer: R. Harold Kushner

Hello, my readers, I Wish you a very happy, healthy and peaceful New Year! May our eyes seek beauty in another soul, our hearts feel kind towards people around us and our minds learn gratitude towards this wonderful planet we call our home!                                            ~Nehal

A HEART PRAYER 

Let the rain come and wash away
the ancient grudges, the bitter hatreds
held and nurtured over generations.

Let the rain wash 
away the memory
of the hurt, the neglect.

Then let the sun 
come out and
fill the sky with rainbows.

Let the warmth of the sun 
heal us
wherever we are broken.

Let it burn away the fog 
so that we can see 
each other clearly.

So that we can see 
beyond labels, beyond accents, 
gender or skin color.

Let the warmth and brightness  
of the sun
melt our selfishness.

So that we can share 
the joys and feel 
the sorrows of our neighbors. 

And let the light of the sun
be so strong that we will 
see all people as our neighbors.

Let the earth, nourished by rain,
bring forth flowers
to surround us with beauty.

And let the mountains 
teach our hearts
to reach upward to heaven. 

Amen.
by: R. Harold Kushner