Saturday's prayer By Rabbi Harold S. Kushner

In light of the mideast peace talks;

A Prayer For The World

By Rabbi Harold S. Kushner

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.
Let the warmth and brightness of the sun

melt our selfishness.
And let the light of the sun be so strong

that we will see all people as our neighbors.
Let the earth, nourished by ain,

bring forth flowers to surround us with beauty.
And let the mountains teach our hearts to reach upward to heaven.
Amen.

picture from ECUMENE