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Prayer Alone Is Not Enough

 

We cannot merely pray to You, O God, to end war:

For we know that You have made the world in a way

That we must find our own path to peace

Within ourselves and with our neighbors

 

We cannot merely pray to You, O God, to end starvation;

For You have already given us the resources With which to

feed the entire world, If we would use them wisely.

 

We cannot merely pray to You, O God, to root out prejudice;

For you have already given us eyes with which to see the

Jewish Blessing

The Ancient Rabbis of the Talmud taught: "People who live in hovels are like nomads wandering through the desert, for they cannot feel confident they will live another day." Said one Rabbi: living in a hovel is like living in your own grave"

Babylonian Talmud Eruvin 55b

Psalm 91

 

Those who dwell in the shelter of the Most High will abide in the shadow of the almighty.