Matthew Anish Poet Free verse

Prayer For a Little Synagogue Stalwart

We are gathered here 
    tonight 
  to worship the one 
before whom there is no pretense
One of our congregants 
has been stricken 
Therefore we must 
  direct our hearts to him
Together we must ask 
    for healing
We must ask the 
   giver of our Torah for mercy 
  for our spiritual brother
Shabbat has come 
Peace enters into our lives 
  Compassion must be 
our guide this evening 
As we chant the Sh'ma 
Our focus should be on one 
   who cannot be present tonight 
Life is "the dream that flies away"
   according to the prayerbook
   Step up and chant fervently 
 For the ultimate power of healing 
   is not in mortal hands
Shabbat Shalom

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Andrea Dietrich September 16, 2015 at 10:45 PM thanks for wishing me well with the song, Matt. I have such high hopes for it!! Have a great Thursday.

Andrea Dietrich August 27, 2015 at 10:28 PM this is a lovely prayer poem for your friend. Very nice, Matt. I hope he gets well.

Poet Destroyer A August 27, 2015 at 12:42 PM Hello Matt, here I am again... A wonderful eulogy. A delight to read, the prayer. Blessings my friend... LINDA Matthew Anish August 27, 2015 at 3:50 PM Thank you for your kind words on my poem. Isn't a eulogy when someone has died? The fellow I was writing about is quite ill but still around. Peace & Love Matthew Anish