Chayei Sarah - 5784

SET LIST PARSHA CHAYEI SARAH

THE POETRY OF THE HOLY SPARKS THAT COMPLETE US



Dear Holy Sparks gatherers…..children of the forefathers and foremothers---none other than the best----and we have been blessed to find inside of us the keys ---to free up the hidden lights that are entrenched in reality every minute of every day -----everything is at stake …for Heaven's sakes----life's choices are knocking at the door –---the unclear and the crystal clear voices show themselves to us again –only –a little bit different then before---and our hearts soar with desires ---holy fires that can never be put out—unless we check out of this thing called living----so we have to keep on giving ourselves and the loved ones who depend on us alot---a fair shot -- at redemption of the mind and soul----because our life choices know things that we don't yet know---we only find out as we go----because that's the nature of extracting the darkness from the light ---hindsight is twenty \ twenty ---and so we continue to fight our way through to the sunny days when we know that all that comes out way will complete us---and the choices that we make will redeem us ---and the Sparks that we can integrate will liberate us …..may this poetry open up our eyes to see –that all that comes our way—is exactly what is meant to be



THE LIBERATION OF THE SPARKS



****So we go through this world

Trying to find the lost sparks of reality

But the lost sparks are entrenched in brokenness

Those lost parts of our souls

They are entrenched

They are inhibited

They are in a web

They are in jail

Inside of some part of reality of brokenness

***And they are so bright

They are so brilliant

And they are so hopeful

that they can be liberated

that they can come back home

***And when we bond with each other

truly bond-in body and spirit

then we free up each other's sparks

because love and bonding

melt away the division

overlook the confusion

facilitate the fusion

accelerate the solution

and those happy sparks

get a free pass

to come back home to you and me



THE CHOICES WE MAKE

***the choices we make

the walks that we take

the books that we read

the lives that we lead

the things we seek

the friends we meet

the ups and the downs

the turn-arounds

the extent that we are awakened

the brokenness and depression

that we have forsaken

every sphere of existence

every struggle and resistance

***all these and more

come knocking at our door

and call out our name

this is no game

these are our holy spark lights

the life-force of our lives

that which is lacking in our souls

a constant stream

leading us down the road

THE SPARKS THAT COMPLETE US

**And I feel so alive

when my resonation revives the sparks of hidden life

calling me from their hidden hive

of long lost activity of a distant memory

of how things are supposed to be

drawing me close to thee

**and I'm driven to seek out

the love that magnetizes the soft light that hypnotizes

and the lesson internalizes when I'm consciously mesmerized

by the sparks

of the food that I eat

by the sparks of the partialness that I complete

by the sparks that are thoroughly replete

by the sparks that shine so powerful and discreet

**and sparks of primal desire

offer a hidden way

to forsake all the mindlessness

we seek to escape

they offer a way

to reshape the path

we so deeply want to take

to discover another side

of who we are

A DAY IN THE LIFE OF A TRUE SPARKS SEEKER

and every minute counts

because this candy store world

never stops tempting this young boy

in the guise of a man grabbing all that he can

the day breaks

and his spirit aches and reaches out with a hopeful shout;

''when can we start?'' screams his mind and heart

seeking out newly discovered treasures

supernal pleasures some worth little

others eternal game changers perspective re-arrangers

spanning the entire range of strange new worlds

and never before

nor never again will there be for him

such opportunity presented so beautifully

as there is today and every other day

because he knows in the deepest niches

of his soul that there is no poverty

in the gifts of G-d's majesty

and he fears not

because what he got today in his daily spark harvest

is the absolute best of the best

customized personalized energized electrified

lost parts of his soul sent from Above to help him grow

and so will it be tomorrow



IT'S ALL MEANT FOR YOU

every day

is completely new nothing you've

ever gone through before nor will it ever

happen anymore

and you are the chosen one

no other one will do

your time

has come to shine through

all the angels and the souls

are rooting just for you

and when

you can begin to see that the world

was created exclusively for thee than you will

know with certainty that all that comes to be

each and every new day

is completely unique and it's all meant for you

in each and every way

nothing else will do no one else will do

it's all meant for you

and the whole of Creation waits for you

SPARKS OF PRIMAL DESIRE..

And I feel so alive

when my resonation revives

the sparks of hidden life

calling me from their hidden hive

of long lost activity

of a distant memory

of how things are supposed to be

drawing me close to thee

and I'm driven to seek out

the love that magnetizes

the soft light that hypnotizes

and the lesson internalizes

when I'm consciously mesmerized by

the sparks of the food that I eat

the sparks of the partialness that I complete

the sparks that are thoroughly replete

the sparks that shine so powerful and discreet

and sparks of primal desire

offer a hidden a way to forsake

all the mindlessness we seek to escape

offer a way to reshape

the path we so deeply want to take

to discover another

side of who I am to reveal in me

a brand new man with a brand new plan



POETRY OF ALLNESS



dear children of the Patriarchs and matriarchs----creatures of allness----Come as they did with your 'days'----phase out the mindlessness----mindul allness calls you to the table---you are able to step up into this elevated mindset----just give it a try---what do you say----girls and guys .....with your big beautiful eyes .....live wires --one and all.....seeking that exotic island on the Earth and in the skies....that rare spot known only to the few and far between ....the mystical land of Allness....have you ever been....well , hop on board ---cuz the ship's setting sail and we will cruise at a poetic altitude that should get us within reach...just reach out ...and then reach in....and you will find yourself surrounded by allness again and again



A MYSTICAL LAND CALLED ALLNESS

*** We live inside a time warp
stuck in between past and future
neither here nor there
everywhere yet nowhere
We live inside
fractal fracturing factories
of assembly line humanity
ways of being
never really seeing
past our noses
and the door
continually closes

unless

***we learn how to walk
down the ancient paths
and never look back
then We can send our souls
to the highest heights
and partake of
the most breathtaking sights
Into a mystical land called Allness



WELCOME TO THE ILLUMINATION OF ALLNESS

**Welcome to the illumination of allness
Belly dancing our way into allness
Reach higher and higher into allness
Hear the enchanting sounds of allness
Smell the magical aromas of allness
clarify the intensity and the best way
to be in allness
walk down
the ancient paths
of allness and never look back



JOURNEY TO ALLNESS

.........please receive an offering
of my innermost-ness
here and now in the wee hours
when all is fresh and all is possible
and the road stretches out endlessly
on this Journey to Allness

..... And the inner urges ,
the inner cycles call out
like long lost drives from the echoes
of my Soul calling.... screaming....
urging... Bring it back....
BRING ME BACK!!
to the Journey to Allness

.. .... clear away the smoke clear away the haze
let the Soul come through to emanate
it's multi-colored glory essence
here on the edge here on the bridge
bridging night and day
bridging me and all else
and so you see
why I must set out
on my Journey to Allness

.........and off I fly
with no bridles
to hold me back
with all the obstacles
tossed lovingly
onto the fluffy white clouds....
and I break on through
to where I always
wanted to go ---
to go free--falling.....
on The Journey to Allness



ALL THAT CAME HIS WAY

***he let it go
he didn't need it anymore
not the adulation
not the over-active imagination
that lit up with every compliment
that came his way

***and the more
that he let it go
the more he saw
that a new voice inside
presented itself to him
at first not so clear
but with time
it drew near
and showed him
a wisdom
he had access to
a new point of view
in all that came his way

***not exactly his own
yet with time
he was shown
how all that he saw
and knew
was all preparing him
to recognize his true name
the reason why he came
and he never again
felt the same
about all that came his way

***and some say
that a light began to shine
a light from his eyes
a light that never went away
a light that lit up
all that came his way



SHE CONSTANTLY RE-CREATES HER REALITY



**The possibilities are endless
She understands this about her life
She knows that she can choose
Any one of a thousand interpretations
About what she sees
And what it means

**She also knows
that the perspective
That she chooses to focus on
Will make all the difference
In how life will unfold for her

**She sees clearly
that life is Sacred text
to be read and acted upon
As one would –--directions one would receive
To get somewhere of ultimate importance

**She is a master healer
And she constantly re-creates her life
in ways
that constantly provide
hope and new life
When there doesn’t seem
to be any

** She is an artist at heart
And she is aware of the artistic resources
At her disposal
And she paints
the finest life scenarios
That anyone has ever seen

**She is a partner with The One Above
And she constantly listens
To His endless advice
And the two of them constantly
Come together in Paradise


THE TRANSCENDENT POWER OF ALLNESS INTIMACY

all of me

is what I give to thee

representing the essence of me

my heart and soul

and all that I have come to be

all of me

representing everything I am

and all I do

awakening all of you

I can feel you coming through

all of me

forgive me if I seem too intrusive

but the truth can be so illusive

and unless I speak my allness

I may not get across my trueness

all of me

no separation

the focus of concentration

awakened motivation

complete inspiration

all of me

exclusive intention

eliciting a new dimension

defying all convention

inspiring your ascension

all of me

good to the last drop

giving rise to an abundant new crop

allowing me to say go and never stop

raising us to a place beyond the top

all of me

it's the secret of attraction

it's the key to true interaction

it's all about wholeness and not fraction

it's what will inspire us to take action

all of me

the source of real pleasure

the long awaited treasure

beyond all limits or measure

feel free to partake at your leisure

all of me

can't you see

is what I give to thee

and if we let it be

we'll represent the best

of you and me



THE POETRY OF TRUTH



[**The Patriarch was tested with the opposite of his trait of love---to insure that the love he was bestowing to humanity was real and truthful and resilient….we are all ---on a global level subjected to so much fear and pain and uncertainty---people seeing and presenting only their side and not the whole picture---and truth gets swallowed up in the process….truth lies in seeing both sides and accepting that the other side also speaks a side of truth too **]



Dear primal truth seekers-------refusers to fall asleepers------- inevitable breakthrough believers------cut to the chase helpless screamers…..the time has come for your light to shine -----wake up wake up….wake up the rest of us ----who don't realize the opportunity that is at hand--------the golden chance to leap into our own promised lands--------stand up and herald the truth in all of it's pristine glory ----it's the great escape out of here---out of the deceptions and lies that are so pervasive in our lives ----- …..Scream your truth ----you children of the dream-----because you ain't seen nothing yet---don't settle for anything less----the truth is the seal of the One Above------if you want to be in His Presence---you must speak and feel and think his Seal---the Seal of Truth ------- may the words of these poems soothe the transitions we all are going through ----smooth the transformations----soften the integrations--- from the World of lies to the world of Truth-----let truth be the only articulation that you speak---the only noise that you think ---we have no choice---so open up your lovely voice and speak only truth----start today---it will show you a whole new way



THE KNOWING PLACE

** *speak in silence
speak in sacred song
speak to me from the collective subconscious
that lies hidden inside you
from time immemorial...

***speak of things that were
speak of things that will be
speak of all that is here and now
that which is immediately apparent
as well as that inner voice
which bespeaks the ineffable truth

***speak from the heart
speak from the soul speak
from the knowing place that sacred space
of clarity and lucidity

****speak from the depths
speak from the bottom
of the deep blue Sea
speak of things that were
Speak of things that will come to be

THE TRUTH , THE WHOLE TRUTH AND NOTHING BUT THE TRUTH

***How does a person get back;

that which is disconnected

that which is uncontented

that which is unrelented

***How does a person re-embrace

How does a person re-compensate

How does a person re-integrate

that long lost part of their being?

*** How do we get it back?

How do we get back

the life force in our lives

How do we get back

the expression in our eyes

How do we get back

the synchronizing of our mind

***I'm not entirely sure

but this I do know

Our hearts and our minds will open

When we know the truth

about who we are:

***The truth

The whole truth

and nothing but the truth

so help me Gd

***Without any alternative agenda

Without any slip sliding pretending

Without one thing coming out of our mouths

and quite another inside our hearts

***and when we do get

to that knowing , glowing , flowing truth

when it saturates us

and infatuates us through and through

when it's what we think

and say and do

When we Feng shui

mind body and life

When we have a flow going

all the time

when what's coming out

is what's coming in

and what's coming in

is what's coming out

***Then and only then

we will begin to walk that path

back home again



THE PURITY DEEP INSIDE

deep inside
there resides
a sanctuary of purity

an indestructible power point
a transcendent alignment
a defiant invincibiilty

a knowing place
a reservoir of truth
a future world perspective
an all is perfect as is being

an interconnected interinclusivity
a face that we know we can be
a life that is completely free
an inability to do anything bad

and when we touch this sacred reality
we unleash a host of Angelic beings
that show us
whole new ways of seeing
that give us a taste of eternity
and usher us
in to a sanctuary of purity

POETRY FOR CONSTANTLY BIRTHING

Dear and wonderful friends and fellow seekers of new and alternative ways of being born ….of birthing our way into the land of allness……of celebrating our birthdays every day of the year---for truth be told---when we open our eyes to truly see---we are all being born daily in so many remarkable ways …….birth yourselves anew----a new you –a you that only birthing can cause to come through….see where you have come from and where you are going to and birth yourselves anew---and then get a bird's eye view of the brand new you that is now and always coming through----it's the most exciting thing that you can possibly do….please accept the poetic wishes to and from all those who are experiencing birthdays and renewal days and are communicating their birthings daily in amazing ways ------I wish you joyful birthings and rebirthings and un-earth-ings of a brand new you ….it's the very least we can do



CONSTANTLY BIRTHING

be free
be the one who stands up
and lets the anxieties
fall away from you
like the dew melting away
in the morning sun

be free
show them all
what you're made of
a lovely testimony
to your invincibility
allowing your difficulty
to sink into obscurity
like the sunset sinking into a majestic evening

be free
illuminate the darkness with the colors of dawn
with the determination to move on
and the struggles that you face
that only light up the way
for all of us to follow
if we dare
if we can share
your breath-taking vision
of the glistening light
at the end of the endless night

be free
show us a new way of seeing
a new way of being
where all the dilemmas and chaos
and disorder and discord
all prove themselves to be
a thing of the past
a fleeting impression
that does not last
swallowed up in the relentless
melody
of a holy soul
constantly becoming
constantly arriving
constantly birthing

TO BIRTH A NEW ME
seeing
revealing
who I am
I am about to birth
a new me
I was conceived
at the genesis
of this last year's reality
and I'm stepping into
new ways of being
new ways of seeing
my birthing is growing
I'm starting to show and be shown
to grow and become slightly known
wild oats becoming sown
my birthing
is starting to show
showing me
the direction my life is heading
is starting to show me
who I am becoming
and what is unfolding
this child inside me
is growing
and starts knowing itself
it's place
and on the face of it all
it still seems pretty small
not much to talk of at all
until I listen close
than I discover
brand new
eyes and ears
and nose
sensing hidden sensings
I've never seen
the hidden light
starts opening
it's pristine sights
that I've never dreamed
I could see
in the old me

and the new me
explores
new ways to be
new ways to be me

YOU ARE BIRTHING ME

You are birthing me right now at this point in my life

You are allowing me to purge,
You are allowing me to see

You are allowing me to be me

I just put it out there

on paper

or into the airwaves

I just let it all be
intertwined with all my different desires

with All the different essences,
they come out on to the page

or into the airwaves

and into the ears and hearts

of all who receive

Birth me into that whole majestic space

For I am a newborn baby

completely dependent

on your tender loving care

And I thank You for the gift

of associative thinking And the ability to hear something
And see all the other lateral thoughts at the same time

I want to thank You for the gift of birthing [or being a birth channel of...]
so many thoughts in between thoughts So many lines in between lines
So much depth within depth Its the incipient point of the wellspring
Its the beginning of the diving into the deep of the whole mix
of who I am and who I was and who I am meant to be

Who the IAM was and who the IAM is

Trying to see how

we can navigate that intimate path

To get to the I am

and to be born

into it's splendid light

RETURN TO THE INFINITE WOMB

the core motivation that transcends all other motivations

that externalize all other realizations

that leave behind all other inspirations

is the drive towards realization

of a return to the Infinite womb

no other agendas will do

it's not only what we want it's what all of Creation wants

and to the extent that we are true to this core

than we will begin to soar

to the highest heights

and fly higher than

we've ever flown before

and keep on flying

forever more

Vayeira - 5784

SET LIST VAYEIRA

THE POETRY OF SEEING THROUGH THE PATRIARCH'S EYES OF INCREDIBLE TRANSCENDENCE

Dear splendid few---you -who dare to wonder---what life looks life through The eyes of the patriarch-----the sights of such stark beauty await you ---when you venture into the rarified atmosphere that pervades the inner sanctum of the only one who walked and Hashem followed ---to the one who had such a clarity of vision---within him ---that till today and till the end of time---all of humanity seeks to rewind the sublime thoughts that danced inside of his mind…..perhaps it is a worthwhile endeavor to try and engage our imagination in an exploration of the other worldly sensations that were seen and felt and experienced by such a rare being---perhaps this –by chance ---will grant us a fleeting glance into the goings on of such a unique child of the holy One blessed be He



THE VOICE OF ETERNITY BECKONS US

** we have seen what was

and what will be

the light of Raava D'Raav

the light of desire

the light of holy fire

the light that our eyes yearn to see again

the light of Raava D'Raavin



**and the voice of eternity

beckons us

tantalizes us

we revisit the endless future

the limitless past

we open our eyes

and submit ourselves

to G-d's guiding light



SYMPHONIC HARMONY

*and when we see

in a righteous way of seeing

that reality is not just some collection

some

coincidental

incidental

unintentional

collection of happenings

each one impeding

and competing

with the other

for our attention but rather

a spectacular symphonic harmony

a multidimensional divine unity,

'..then the blind will see

and the deaf will hear

and the Earth will be full



WHAT IS RIGHT IN FRONT OF US



If we want to walk

into an expanded state of mind

If we want to step

into a place of expansion;



***We have to begin to utilize

what is right in front of us ,

what is right inside us



***We have to open up what we see

to be able to see more



***We have to open up what we feel

to be able to feel more



***We have to open up what we know

to be able to know more



***We have to open up to what we sense

to be able to sense more



**If we could be able to see

what there is to see

right before us

right in front of us

right around us

all the time;



**/ We would be flabbergasted

We would be blown away



**If we were to walk through life

in even a simulated state

of such consciousness

We would be awakening pure love

We would be awakening constant healing

We would be awakening

and drawing into our world

the righteous Mashiach

from his exile in the Kan Tsipor



BELIEVE



**** the more we believe ,

the more that we

and the world

become redeemed



**** the more we believe,

the more that miracles

become a part of our daily reality



**** the more we believe,

the more that wholeness

becomes the dominant feature

in our lives



**** the more we believe ,

the more that spiritual

and monetary wealth

become commonplace for us



**** the more we believe,

the more that we sense

higher consciousness



**** the more we believe ,

the more that Divine providence surrounds us



**** the more we believe,

the more that we are safeguarded

from the lies and deception of this world



**** the more we believe,

the more that oneness

slowly but surely

replaces scatteredness



**** the more we believe,

the more that life takes on

an aura of holiness







A LAND OF PARADOX



*after feeling utter revulsion

he looks on with fascination

pondering what is the secret of

this Land of Paradox



*and the depressed ones

are the first ones

to step forward

to do the dance of ecstasy

reaching out a helping hand

to all those who are trying

to make their way through

the maze of

this Land of Paradox



*and the spies can't seem to rise

to this historic opportunity

opening up locked doors

for their posterity to enter into

this Land of Paradox



*and her people

have walked for thousands of miles

to kiss the dust at their feet

and walk barefoot

on the sand of

this Land of Paradox



*timelessness inhabits our minds

the prophetic past providing the signs

which reveal how to step up to

and live now in the present

and pave the way

for Heaven sent Messianic consciousness here in

this Land of Paradox



*and the deepest intensity

and the deepest insecurity

you can see it in the eyes

of everyone you see

just before the display of unheard of miracles

beyond people's ability to understand here in

this Land of Paradox



*and the right wingers

rub shoulders with' the left wingers

2 Jews 3 opinions

the masses in their minions

every race and persuasion

vying for leverage here in this Nation

and even the secular

agree with the orthodox

that life is quite unique here in

this land of Paradox



*Over here life is a self reflected mirror

there are no excuses there are no disguises

the Land must be earned

but don't be overly concerned

if we're going to make it here or not

because all good things can be gotten

when you know that we are constantly

knocking on G-d's front door no less

nothing less and nothing more here in

this land of paradox

ANCIENT NEWNESS



**we are a people

born into families of ancient roots

seeking constantly to be born



**Atik Yomin

the oldest thing

gives rise to brand new life



**We live in a land

that's old and new

paradoxical sunrise

breath-taking view



**every family has a martyred legacy

giving us the courage

to become a whole new entity



**primordial stirrings

stream through our blood

and the end

is planted in the beginning





**a people so weather-worn

so been there-done that

yet relentlessly willing

to start again and again



**archetypal memories

prophetic history

leading us to somehow rise up

and be the light to the world

that we are destined to be



**and the holy tongue

the DNA of reality

planted in the texture

of all that is

reframes itself into re-creating

all that comes into being



**and the ancient and the new

presents itself to me and you

if we allow it to



of the knowing of the Lord as the waters cover the sea'





UNLEASHING LIGHT

*underneath the happenings

in between the words

inside of the interactions

there are found sparks of hidden light

and only with the sight

of one who sees more

than that which meets the eye

can one see to the core

can one see the essence of reality

the heart beat

the soul speak

the way things are meant to be seen

and this type of seeing

actually creates reality

actually reveals the unfolding Divine story

in all of it's glory



THE POETRY OF FREELY SHARING LOVE



[**Avraham was \ is the pillar of Hessed in the World—[loving, blessing, gratitude, giving, sharing, saying yes , caring and much more]---and he was most often tested in life with the opposite trait of Gevura [saying no –especially to the nay sayers and discipline and boundaries and din\ justice…etc..]---and he is our patriarch—and we have to study his Hesed {which comes to life in every detail of his life} with the enthusiasm of a gold miner counting his precious new-found nuggets…so here's some poetry to try to capture a part of that BH**]



Dear lovers of loving….sharers of sharing….givers of giving…livers of living…..love is all around---listen to the sound of love---- being shared uptown and downtown …a sound like no other sound around---- a sound that warms your day---that sweetens everything that you say----a sound that rebounds and comes right back atchya ----and catches ya chasing after more and more love---the kind that you have been dreaming of ---so try to find that love deep inside-----and dare to share ---with someone you never thought would care----but you realize you are dead wrong-----and that love begets love from those you share it with—here there and everywhere--- and from The One Above---and this is truly the story of and the glory of love ----can you hear what I speak of ---this fine day---I know that it's nothing new—but who knows—maybe today it will open the gates that you are meant to walk through to lift you up into the inner sanctum of sacred love













WE ARE BLESSED



We are blessed human beings

We are blessed with gifts that come to us all the time

We are blessed with life's gifts that seep their way into our lives

We are blessed with gifts that present themselves to us just on the edge of our awareness and on the edge of our consciousness

We are blessed with gifts that are just waiting us to embrace them , to unwrap them, to bring them into our souls and into our lives





THESE DAYS OF CHESED



These awesome days of Chessed

that are shining down from the highest heights right now

days of chessed

days of free gifts

That Fill us up so many words

so many people

so many things going on

We need to prepare ourselves now

We need to solidify ourselves

We need to ground ourselves

We need to open up inside of ourselves

Grounding mechanisms of receiving G-d’s Benevolence at all times

to ask G-d to fill me up with His gifts

We need to be givers of chessed ourselves

in order to simulate \ emulate G-d’s chessed Ways

We have no inkling and fathoming of what those gifts truly are Probably the best way to open up ourselves to the gifts

Is to be like Dovid hamelech

To be like King David who had nothing of this own …

And as a result of having nothing of his own

He had everything



A LESSON FROM THE HOLY 'LESHEM



[**' A lesson taught to us

by the rav shlomo elyahshiv,

the holy Leshem,

the last of the great kabbalistic systemizers

When he put his pen to paper

The ideas

The associations Were free flowing and Endless

Because he built the vessels

that were able to contain the light of consciousness

Light Of dreams

Light of lights to Fill those vessels

He was able to build the system**]

**He taught us there is connection

And there is disconnection

That is the basis of what

harmony and activation of life

Is all about

There is a proper balance

of connecting yourself

And disconnecting yourself

And that is the balance of ying and yang

And that is the balance of male and female

And that is the balance Of everything

that activates our lives

SHARE LOVE

**share love

share love with the sky

share love with the first person who walks by

share love with The One Above

share love with the Souls

inhabiting all those bodies

those invisible souls

that reveal those tired old bodies

that we see to be the most exquisite creatures

in all of reality

**share love

dare to share love with the trees

and the even the mosquitoes

and the fleas

because even they are living testimony

of the love that pervades all that we see

**share love

and when you do

I can guarantee you

that the ones

whom you share love with will share love with you

THE STORY OF AND THE GLORY OF LOVE



**the love that is available to us right now

is endless and free

it's there for one and all

just open your eyes to see

just open your hands to receive

just open your hearts to feel





**it shows up in the middle of a conversation

when we least expect it

in the way that someone's voice

gets softer unintentionally

in the way that their exterior falls away

just a little bit

and their true self peeks through

just a little bit



**it sneaks up on us

in the middle of the night

when we wake up from some hazy dream

and realize for the first time

how much we really love being around someone





**and when love shows up in our hearts

it challenges us to be shared

[if we dare to go there]

with someone we love

even though we only feel this love

just a little bit

for now

but somehow it will grow

and show us every time

the story of

and the glory of love















MAY YOU BE A LOVE GIVER



~May You share love

May you give of yourself completely

May that giving manifest

as an ever growing

ever deepening love

for every human being

and for the One

who is the source of all love



~May you create at all times, incredible love...

a love that reflects back to you

the true love inside of you

that lies at the core of who you are



~May you be a love giver

a love creator

a love maker

at all times



~May your love make the world

a better place

always in all ways

LOVE BEGETS LOVE



**love begets love

giving begets giving

giving is a state of purity

giving is a state of serenity

Give

and the world gives back

Give

and G-d gives back

Give

and your light never goes out

Give

and you create love



***When you're smiling

the whole world smiles with you

When you're giving

The whole world gives with you





FIND THE LOVE INSIDE OF YOURSELF

*Find the love

Inside of yourself

Inside of everyone else

Inside of love itself



*Awaken the love

inside of yourself

Love of life

Love of everyone

Love of The One Above



*Sing the song of love

inside of yourself

then if you dare

you can share this love song

with everybody else



THE POETRY OF SAYING THANK YOU



[**one of the fundamentals of Avraham's trait of Hesed—is simply saying Thank you ----gratitude----sharing with another ---especially G-d ---that they are truly appreciated in my own journey in life*]



dear fellow devotees of the simple , yet life changing power of saying thank you.........it's the simplest thing you can say---but I can promise you it will take you all the way to the highest heights and pave the way for all of you who are looking to take the darkness out of the night –and will give you the right of way even when you cannot get past life's red lights…and the more that you say thank you ---the more that you will feel like you're truly blessed—even more than all the rest……and the thank you sayer—as sure as the night turns into day –will find themselves with nothing more profound to say than thank you to everyone and every thing that comes their way …and even if you don't speak the native language where you happen to be-----trust me ---all you need to know –is to say thank you ---and every one will treat you just like one of their native sons-----and smile at you and tell you ---job well done----and out of all the words –I've ever heard these two words the absolute best---so---here is some poetic nourishment for you on your holy quest…. And gratitude can be our closest friend…she will stay with us till the end of time …



I WOULD JUST LIKE TO SAY THANK YOU



[**an expression of sefirotic gratitude**]



KETER~~~~I would just like to say thank you for motivating me to want the essential thing I am meant to strive for



CHOCHMA~~~~I would just like to say thank you for opening up for me the wisdom to see the vision of my striving



BINA~~~~I would just like to say thank you for understanding how to integrate this wisdom vision in my life



DAAT~~~~I would just like to say thank you for integrating deeply in me this vison until it becomes my knowing---who I am



HESED~~~I would just like to say thank you for empowering me to say yes to all the opportunities that you present to me to carry out this vision



GEVURA~~~~I would just like to say thank you for having the courage to say no to all the no-s that the world throws my way in carrying out the vision



TIFFERET~~~~~I would just like to say thank you for showing me how to bridge myself and others to a place of harmony in carrying out the vision



NETZACH ~~~~I would just like to say thank you for encourage-ing me to transcend all the obstacles that get in the way in making my vision come into being



YESOD~~~~I would just like to say thank you for guiding me on how to enable others to partake of my vision as well



HOD~~~~I would just like to say thank you for inspiring me on how to completely represent my vision to the world



MALCHUT~~~~I would just like to say thank you for enlightening on how to humbly receive from anyone and everyone anything and everything that can help make my vision come true and be true to it's essence



THE THANK YOU SAYER



**The thank you sayer

starts the day the right way

and always finds a way

to say the right words

and has only good words to say

and says things that make you smile

and smiles at the nay sayers

and the way layers

and never finds reasons to complain

and plainly seems to see

the end of the tunnel's light

and lights up the faces of the people they see

and sees no real need to worry

and hurries to let you know

that yours is a great idea

and idealizes the small stuff that you feel is worthy

and doesn't feel deserving of praise

and raises the bar of all gatherings

they find themselves in

and gathers the lost sparks

needed for healing the World

and heals the broken hearted people

of their life

and enlivens those

who are sunk in depression and strife

and makes a positive impression

on all they encounter

and encounters all their challenges

with a thank you to The One

and then turns a world of lies

into a place of Divine truth

and puts a smile on the One

to whom all praise is due

















THE MORE I SAY THANK YOU



***The more I say THANK YOU the more that I feel the newness ***The more I say THANK YOU the more that I see G-'ds Divine Providence all round me

***The more I say THANK YOU the more that I find my inner voice ***The more I say THANK YOU the more that I become self actualized

***The more I say THANK YOU the more that I am in a state of abundance

***The more I say THANK YOU the more that I restore the Holy Sparks -missing parts of my soul

***The more I say THANK YOU the more that I am in a state of Shalom

***The more I say THANK YOU the more that I am guided by The One Above

***The more I say THANK YOU the more that I am surrounded by miracles

***The more I say THANK YOU the more that I in a state of mindfulness

***The more I say THANK YOU the more that I am in a state of Menucha [peace of mind]

***The more I say THANK YOU the more that I am in a state of effortlessness

***The more I say THANK YOU the more that I am in a state of simchah / joy

***The more I say THANK YOU the more that I am in a state of all is for the best

***The more I say THANK YOU the more that I am in a state of acceptance

***The more I say THANK YOU the more that I am in a state of love























HER NAME IS GRATITUDE



***Her name is gratitude

where she goes
there in that place
she is joined
by myriads of souls
her every move
elicits life
near and far
and the doors open up
effortlessly
here -in this place



***Her name is gratitude

where she goes
there is no planning needed
there is no effort needed
they all know
that where she goes
there- they will go
they all know
that when she speaks
they will listen

***Her name is gratitude

Because she is a place
of higher vibration
Because she is a place
of illumination
Because she is a chariot
of inspiration
Because her being
intertwines with their beings













WHEN THERE IS LOVE

****When there is love
There is no space too small
To keep us from being together
And there is no space too large
That can keep us apart

****When there is love,
Then all of the unquenchable thirst
That exists in the Universe
Will drive us to seek to
Return to the oneness

****And where there is love
That is created
From sharing together
Thousands of experiences
And millions of love songs
And heart songs
And prayers
And blessings
And feelings
And fears
And pangs of guilt
And saying I’m sorry
And knowing
that you’ll
Come through for me
Like you have
Endless times before
Then the love
Will guide us
To return together
To The Oneness

















I WANT TO THANK YOU

And I want to thank you
for the inspiration
I want to thank you
for the seeds
that you are sowing
You speak
from a place of sublimation
Your words come
from a place of knowing
And I ask you
to share with me
What it is inside
that makes you Feel inspired
And I will try to share
with you too
The words that my heart speaks
The words that are forged in fire
But first I must clean
That which gets in the way
The old weary voices
That block up
what I really want to say
And then the inspiration will fly
Like a dove
Returning home
To the one he loves





THE POETRY OF LOVE CONQUERS ALL

Dear lovers of love----- in a World where love is in short supply---the Patriarchs and Matriarchs ---were the trail blazers---with a vision of love---with a vision of Giving and connecting to the One Above --- a love of such intensity---that life thereon shifted forever---and never again would selfish taking be the voice of the day—and the eyes of the righteous will see through all negativity—and the epitome of beauty will see us all through to the love that will be felt by all—to the love that conquers all –and it sneaks up on us in the middle of the night ---and there is nothing that can stand in it's way---it refuses to be silenced for even one more day----- and The Merciful One wants the heart ----He knows that the mind needs to be temporarily on call –and it will soon return to join in splendid union ---heart and mind ---but in the meantime--the bottom line--- is that we all must heed the call ----that love conquers all





THE EYES OF THE RIGHTEOUS



**the righteous ones see through the negativity

that others see as being only a part of reality



**so they weave together the highs with the lows

the yesses with the nos

the hidden with the revealed

the openings with the concealed

the music with the words

the sanity with the absurd

the life with the death

the healing with the breath

the sacred with the profane

the selfless with the vain



**that's how they soften up the hardness

here that's how they lighten up

the darkest fear

that's how

they sweeten up

the atmosphere

EXTRAPOLATION

**extrapolation;

reinterpreting a seemingly unseeming part of a human being

into being a refection of the Divine

it comes out just right every single time

**extrapolation;

the fine art of the masters of the heart

who know how to re-start

a lost situation

by finding a brand new interpretation

until the lost becomes found

and the simple becomes profound

**extrapolation;

a re-interpretation ---of the lust into love

of the One Above ---

of the violent into the valiant warrior

who would give up his life

for me and you

THIS LOVE THEY FEEL NOW



**this love they feel now

from another lifetime

penetrates

illuminates

saturates

intoxicates

their lives now



**this love they feel now

takes on all kinds of forms and combinations

and reunifications and manifestations

in their lives now





**this love they feel now

is not merely a discovery

it is a recovery

of the time-less lessons

from the ancient womb

of the puzzle pieces coming together

with great allure now

for him and her



**this love they feel now

draws them in to places

they've never been

but they must go

that much they know

if they can let themselves go

to places they have not yet known

and enter into an infinite zone



**this love they feel now

reverberates forever

connected together

a sound

a sight

a thought

a light

extending in ever deepening profundity

eternity of eternities







WHEN THEY DECLARED THEIR ETERNAL LOVE



[**the Patriarchs and Matriarchs taught us that we live in a micorcosmic world—and the love we share with another reverberates with the stars and the Oceans and all Universes in a spectacular way---the most amazing display**]



***when they came together

the Sun and the Moon

came together too



***when they became one

the Holy One and the Shechina

became one



***When they kissed

the dwellers of the higher realms

and the dwellers of the lower realms

kissed in Heavenly bliss



***When they saw eye to eye

the wisdom and the understanding of life

saw eye to eye too



***When they declared their eternal love

the Universe's somethingness and the nothingness

unified in eternal love and all was One





THEY CAME TO KNOW EACH OTHER



****and with the years

and the tears

and the fears

that they shared endlessly



****they came to know each other

and show each other

sides of themselves

that only life-long lovers can see



****and love is a child

it starts out untamed and wild

obsessed and possessed

and with care and nurture

the child becomes mature

and is able to endure

all the vicissitudes of time

like age old wine



****and hand in hand

they step into eternity

and come to see

that true love

lasts beyond

life and death

they will never part

and they cling to each other

and begin a whole new start

in a world called

forever together









LOVE CANNOT BE SILENCED



***and the love

and the heart

and the words

may be stilled and silenced for a while. ...



***but their silence is only a coverup

for deep down

their truth will forever proclaim

with drums and timbrels

and harps and shouts

the words and voice and language

that only the heart can speak

that only the heart can understand





MANY WATERS CANNOT QUENCH THE LOVE

[*Song of Songs*]



****and he says to her,

"how can I possibly tame the wild beast?

how can I contain the tempest storm?

How can I stifle the insatiable longing

I have for you?"



****and she says to him

"many waters cannot quench the love

that I feel for you night and day

There's nothing else I can do

this love will last forever

it will never go away "

LOVE CONQUERS ALL

[*a poem*]



**"you go your way and I'll go mine"

is the ruse that the heart hears

from the mind

most of the time

until it gets it's chance to speak

it's own primordial rhyme,



**"we go together or we don't go at all"

another clear proof

that love conquers all



**the dualities seeks to separate

and the polarities pull apart

everything that tries to integrate

and the responsible ones

delegate clear boundaries

right from the start

but the enlightened ones

strip away everything

but the one law

that

love conquers all



**the higher we fly

and the deeper we dive

the more that we discover and uncover

the secret of being alive

and all who have been there

are reported to have seen

that

love conquers all



**The Merciful One wants the heart

He knows that the mind needs to be on call

all the time

but the bottom line is

that we all must heed the call

that

love conquers all





AND SHE DRINKS HIS WORDS DEEP INTO HER SOUL

***and they sat together

underneath a canopy of stars

sipping wine

***and with every sip

they slipped into a deeper and deeper trance

and sometimes chances will be taken

and words will be spoken

and doors will be opened

and when they are

one must jump in

or forever hold their peace

***and he knew this

and at first

in a whisper that could barely be heard

he told her

that she is the one

and she told him

that she couldn't hear

what he said

[though she could see in his eyes

that he'd been waiting his entire life

to tell her these words]

***and she pours him

another cup of wine

and he drinks

and finds the words he'd been waiting to tell her

since the beginning of time

and he tells her,

" I am yours and you are mine"

and she drinks his words

deep into her soul

until she too knows

that she is his

and he is hers

and never again

shall the twain part



THE POETRY OF CREATING AND PERPETUATING LOVE

Dear love seekers….dear true believers of the power of love to reproduce …to re-create and co-create and pro-create and elevate what you are into becoming what you will be….to give birth to a greater love that you ever thought possible---one so impossibly strong ----that all the love songs that have ever been composed would all find their appropriate role in this masterful love filled script ---in this grand production –this re-production—which would be our introduction--- to a whole new world view—where everyone you meet would want to sit at the dust of your feet and hear you expound upon this profound thing called love ----because I don't exaggerate when I elaborate to tell you that it has been decreed from Above that this is the story of and this is the glory of love…….so let us partake of some poetic inspiration to help us create and perpetuate a little bit of this rarified dimension called true love…..



CREATING LOVE

~May you create at all times, incredible love...

a love that reflects back to you

the true love inside of you

that lies at the core of

who you are



~May you create a connection Of love

That refuses to go away

No matter what anyone may say

It's just the way of love

To create more of itself

For yourself

And everybody else

~May you create an atmosphere of love

That reproduces itself

because love perpetuates love

that is it's Divine intention

no wonder therefore

that love has been chosen by the One Above

to be the sacred instrument of reproduction

and the one that becomes two

ends up becoming one











MAN AND WOMAN

**The Creator made man and woman

To emulate His primal Creation drive

**Man and Woman--- They dance the ancient dance

and the world keeps on spinning

and all of existence comes to it's resolution



**And the love they share inspires others to dare to share love with their loved ones and with everyone

**And the love they share without a care whether people will stare they just continue to share

**And the love they share emulates the love that HE shares with all His children everywhere



HE KNEW THAT THERE WOULD COME A TIME



***.."who am I to you?" asks the timid searcher in the mirror [pretending it's her listening]…..



***He knew that there would come a time

when she would be there listening to him

drinking in his words deeply

searching his eyes for the truth of their timeless connection

[despite the impossible circumstances that distanced them

in this sober reality] . ....



***because there comes a time a 'now or never time'

an 'it's worth the chance of rejection time'

a 'power of vulnerability time'

a 'loss of words time'

a ' certainty that this is destiny time'



























EUPHORIA

**and chances will be taken

when the euphoria takes hold

**and words will be spoken

perhaps that wouldn't be said

perhaps that shouldn't have been said

but only could have possibly be said

when the euphoria takes hold



**and the euphoria takes hold

when glances are exchanged

when the interplay of yes and no

won't let them stay

but won't let them go



**altered sensibilities

heightened sensitivities

hypnotic possibilities

mesmerizes them

invites them in

to have just one more taste

of euphoria's tonic

just one more



before they go

 

Lech Lecha - 5784

SET LIST LECH LECHA

THE POETRY OF GOING SO DEEP INSIDE THAT I DISCOVER WHO I REALLY AM



FIRST FIND OUT WHO I REALLY AM

In order to truly understand what it means to be an Abraham, who single-handedly takes on and liberates the entire world, we need to first focus on his inner dynamics...ie...what truly made him tick! Rabbi Kalonymous Kalman Shapirah, the Warsaw ghetto Rebbe, opens up for us a window to understand these inner dynamics. He explains the first verse of our Parsha in this way; 'And Hashem said to Avram, LECH LECHA--Go inside of yourself [ie...seek to reveal the essence of your being] BY DETACHING YOURSELF from seeing your self identity as being connected to your land, your birthplace, your father's house...' G-d instructed Abram, in order to be an Ivri and stand up to humanity for all time] to discover his essence by looking at his own identity totally divorced from the elements that most people use to define other people---etc...their nationality, religion, job, family, status etc...etc...Rather, start without any preconceived notions and go deeply into yourself….some poetry for you to try to capture this essential idea….



Dear diggers into the depths of your being….take note of all that you are constantly see…..don't let anything escape your full attention and your deepest seeing…..because deep inside there resides the I will be and the I was and the I am----and that's the place that they're giving away free tickets to the promised land ….try to find the Sarah and the Abraham inside of each of you----cosmic paternality and maternality coming through-------leading us to see and be

seen by the progenitor of all Creation----a situation ----that you just can't pass up on ---and there deep inside our own Holy Land----He shows me who I am ---and uncovers the whole plan and He is constantly showing me---and all I have to do is to just keep on seeing and keep on going …keep on going and trust my inner knowing that with all of life's tribulations ---I will be constantly growing ---and ultimately be asked to show my knowings to all those who are thirsty –like me-----and I'm praying and hoping thatat least some of this poetry can show you and me who we are and who we can ultimately be







A NEW WAY OF SEEING



***''you never know''---she urged

''why don't you go and give it a try''

"I don't know-''---he countered-- it's just not my style I'll just stay here for a while"

the longing in his heart was usually barely notice-able

but today she had triggered something that refused to go away

"Where did you say that this event is supposed to take place?"—

he asked in a by the way kind of a way



***she told where and when

and sent him off with a kiss and a smile

and he set out with an excitement

that he hadn't felt for quite a while

when he arrived -- the first thing that he heard

was the way this man was saying his words

and the way that he was gazing

at all those who came

he couldn't take his eyes off of him

and for some mysterious reason

from that day and on he's never been the same...

Was it his words? Was it his face?

Was it the atmosphere that permeated that place?





***none of these and nothing else can adequately explain

the change that came over him that day

all he knew was that from that day on ---the World shined with a new kind of light

all that he experienced all the rest of the days of his life

were drawn from a wellspring so deep inside

that he was able taste a bit of that Hidden Light

what a wondrous sight







''.......TO THE LAND THAT I WILL SHOW YOU....''



***The Land ,

like a lover

will only reveal her essence

will only share her love

her wisdom

her beauty

herself

if you enter her domain

with eyes closed

with pure belief

with no agenda of your own

without even knowing who you are

with a willingness to be rediscovered

with a desire to be uncovered



***and the greatest of our saints and sages

knew this secret and unlearned all they knew before

and came to the Land like a brand new human being

virgin seeing of life's wonders

for the first time



***and the Patriarch was not told where he was being led

and with sublime trust

he was shown not only the Holy Land,

but also he was shown that the Holy Land

is the sacred place

where The Holy One

shows Himself and His guidance

to the humble ones at all times

















KEEP GOING



***and the one who lived on the other side

the one who discovered the mysteries of life

with every new step he took on his amazing ride

he was told by The One Above

go forth go forth

and from this he understood

that the key to all that is right and good

is to keep going





***when you hit a wall

and it seems like you've done all that you can do

just tell yourself that you're not through

because life is a never ending

potpourri of opportunity

so listen to me my dear friend

and keep on going





*and yesterday's challenges

are only a memory

and today's beckonings

are constantly new

and exclusively sent for you

so all you've got to do

is to keep on going



** *and the voice of despair

spreads it's fangs everywhere

and really doesn't care

who gets in it's way

and the only thing

I can say to avoid it's nasty stare

is to just keep on going



***keep on going

and you will be shown

sights and sounds

and dimensions and intentions

that you wouldn't ever have dreamed

to be true

and all you have to do is to keep on going



SHE TAUGHT HIM HOW TO SEE

*she opened up his sight
and taught him;

; *how to look
with wide opened eyes
at nature's landscapes

*and how to notice
the mysteries of love's subtleties

*and how to hear clearly
the inner messages
coming to him all the time

*and how to catch
people's true intentions
that are expressed in between the lines

*and how to see
the magnificence of the stars
in the endless night sky

*and how to feel
the unnoticed love
that so many people share

*and how to perceive
the divine
providential hints and messages
that are garbed
in rare bouquets
of beauty everywhere























WHEN YOU GO INTO YOURSELF



***When you go into yourself

When you leave everything else alone

And focus your full attention

On coming back home

To the true you

When that's all that you do

That's when you will find

That there is a spark of endless light
waiting to be discovered
in it's camouflaged state
not yet allowed to participate
in the celebration
of it's ultimate elevation





***It's been hiding for thousands of years
in the masquerade party
of life's nondescript anonymity
blind to it's ultimate destiny
unaware of the beauty
that will be on display
for all to see



***And when we walk this earth
with a true grasp of what it' s worth
with a vision
of what will soon be known
with a passion
that won't leave us alone























SOME POEMS ABOUT THE ART OF EXTRAORDINARY LIVING

[**Avraham and Sarah and company taught us that our destiny is to be an extraordinary people---above nature---above the stars ----above time and space---above the boundaries that limit the rest of the human race---including all areas of the human experience—fertility, child rearing, money-making and so much more----this next group of poems seek to illuminate this vital realm**]



Dear devotees of the extraordinary….inheritors of the patriarchal and matriarchal defiance of what is natural---of what everyone else is doing -----of what is the common parlance----rise up you Hebrew rebels ----you relentless seekers of the art of being truly alive …constant knockers on the doors of the beyond ….genuine and radical individuals rising up proudly from the sea of conformity….seers of profundity in all that you encounter……. experiencers of the confluence of the profound lights that shine deep within those people who decorate life's scenery….let the poetry transport you into the land of the extra-ordinary

ANOMALY

**she felt like no one could possibly understand

someone as strange as her

he tried to tell her

that we're all kind of strange

she told him

''no I am an anomaly ---the kind of thing

that comes along once in a century or more''

so he walked out her door

and started to contemplate

''what are we all here for?

just to be another he and she

like all the other he-s and she-s

and nothing more?!''

so he walked back

in her door with a giant smile

on his face and she asked him

''what are you smilng like that for ?''

**''Anomalies; he said, you and me and maybe everyone else

once they realize and stop telling themselves lies

and just like a snowflake boldly claims

that no two are alike

G-d wants our differences

to shine

so-- she matched his giant smile

and told him , "hey --it's about time

you realized this undeniable truth about life"

**and from that day on

they walked together hand in hand

--only now –

they never make plans

without first coming

to their senses and realizing that

Viva La Difference will be their guiding light

every day and every night







ABOVE THE STARS



*take a peek above the stars

beyond the cause and effect

that has been holding you down



*take a peek above the stars

beyond the limitations

that have accompanied

you all these years



*take a peek above the stars

beyond the habits

that have enslaved you

in your life

*take a peek above the stars

beyond the struggles

that have strangled

your deeper intuitive self

from expressing itself



*take a peek above the stars

beyond condemnations

that you have been falsely accused of

horribly abused by



*take a peek above the stars

beyond the small mindedness

the cursed blindness

that has plagued your journey



*take a peek above the stars

beyond the fate that you thought

awaits people like you

it just isn't true



*take a peek above the stars

beyond nature

step into the super-natural

let that be your new natural



*take a peek above the stars

beyond your impotency

and like the Patriarch of old

who gave birth to a nation

you too in your new place

above the stars

can infinitely empower all that you do and all that you are







RISING UP FROM A SEA OF CONFORMITY

****rising up from a sea of conformity

because he knew deep inside that this just cannot be

*****intrepid unflinching undaunted the bold ,

audacious rumblings the transcendence of the incessant tumblings

of a fearless man with a fearless plan

daring the dawn to show his timid face to the new day

that's the the way to light up the skyline

it works every time

*****and the day when it finally emanated

it's full power of light

and it's full dose

of relentless heat was livid

vividly furious soberingly serious

in protest of the man who dared to interfere

in the way we do things around here

*****until the day heard a distant voice

an angelic chorus clearly say to the confused day

that there is no other way

at the centre of the chain of command

there sits on the throne

the fearless man

the one who has a fearless plan

because nothing can stand in the way

of the fearless man with the fearless plan

EXTRA-ORDINARY

****let’s learn how to live in an extraordinary way….

***let’s reach out beyond our present levels—

beyond what the world considers standard or normal

or in the stream of things—into a level of the Beyond…..

***let’s learn how to fuse ourselves with G-d 24/7….

***let’s learn how to see and live life

like Abraham and Sarah did,

and dare to live

according to our values,

even when we find ourselves

alone in the world….

***let’s learn how to think with our Soul

and not just with our mind…..

***let’s learn how to co-create and manifest miracles in our lives as much as possible….

***let’s learn how to receive Divine answers at will….

***let’s learn how to grow to the limits of our own potentials and beyond…

***let’s learn how to make the impossible become possible…

***let’s learn how to defy nature and live in a super-natural way







POETRY OF BIBLE STORIES AND OTHER SUCH AWARENESSES DEEP INSIDE OF US



Dear children of the ancient stories…..scions of endless glory…..let me whisper into your collective subconscious ears—the stories of old---the stories that have been told millions of times---but never grow old---because they speak of our ever –new challenges that we must face—and those challenges never go away until that promised day---- ---they are the spectacles we wear---with which we measure ourselves on a moral and emotional and spiritual compass-------they reflect our very lives back to us—--in a very personal-but very collective consciousness kind of way ---- they provide the keys to allow us to see all of our challenges with the same eyes that our matriarchs and patriarchs have seen them before us ---------and they benevolently have paved for us ---a way to get to get by---a way to look deep inside and believe that the Hebrew one inside of us ---who resides on the other side of life -----can come through for us ---again and again------- ----and with tears of joy in our eyes---we are handed the steering wheel of life---and we drive down the avenue of eternal life ----making a right and left here and there-----just to keep ourselves awake---for heaven's sake----don't let go of the wheel ---and maybe allow some of this poetry to steal your heart away



DEAR ABRAHAM AND SARAH



Dear Abraham and Sarah -----

my perenial and eternal parents

of endless love

you'll never let us down

and I feel you these days

all around me

I see you

in the Judean Hill sunsets

whispering to me

that this is truly the Promised Land

we have returned -- dear ones

to acquire it again





I feel you in the invincible overcomings

of the never ending parade

of trials and tribulations that come my way



I know you

in the inner courage and fortitude

that I beckon

in facing the impossible challenges

of the whole world

trying to swallow me up



I hear you softly reassuring me

that I need not take anything from anyone

because The One Above

will provide it all

with infinite love

WHAT WOULD IT BE LIKE TO BE A PATRIARCH OR MATRIARCH?

[**Our Sages challenge us to ask ourselves--''when will my actions be like that of the Patriarchs?' ***]

**when you're thrust onto the stage

of life's biggest challenges

and you are becoming increasingly more aware

that the whole of humanity

is watching your every move

**that's when cosmic spot-lights

and apocalyptic movie cameras

focus in on you

to do what the world never before knew

that a human being could do

** and auras of lights and surreal sights

shine in the endless nights

of the exile

and it's you

who is escorting the whole milieu

into something totally new

**and you find yourself

in this sublime space

this holy place

designated since the beginning of time and space

reserved for the special few

**and you begin to see

it's all just the way

it was always meant to be

just allow it to be

it's been decreed

it's the universal Divine creed

it's the genesis of a new community

of a new sensibility

of a whole new way to be

a whole new way to see

















BIBLE STORIES



*Bible Stories

tales of heart and glory

the stories of our lives

captured through the eyes

of the One who spoke

and the world came into being



*Bible Stories

tales of good and evil

guiding us to do

what's right

our very own guiding light

filtered down from the Holy Words

of the Holy One Blessed be He



*Bible Stories

tales of all that happens

on the stage of life

allowing us to emulate

what is true and right

a sublime gift

from the Omnipotent One

whose Eyes

see all that was and will be





*Bible Stories

tales of salvation

for the persecuted ones

for the humble ones

and the lowly of spirit

paving a golden way

teaching us how to walk in His Ways

in living our lives from day to day

The Divine one's Name

reframed into Bible Stories









THE POETRY OF THE ONES ON THE OTHER SIDE



[**AVRAM THE ONE FROM THE OTHER SIDE

And the refugee came and told Avram the 'Ivri' [literally the Hebrew person]...' {Parsha Lech lecha ch. 14 verse 13}

The sages explain that the reason why Avram [Abraham's name before receiving an extra letter] is referred to as the 'Ivri' [from the Hebrew root meaning on the other side], is because the rest of mankind were on one side [of a world outlook] and Avraham was on the other side. We, the Hebrew\Ivri people have spiritually inherited from the Patriarch of our people, Abraham, the ability to stand up with confidence and humbleness to the entire world with this outlook ----- Sounds enticing, intriguing and impossible, right? I mean, just think about going contrary to the flow of your own family, and if you can do that, then try to imagine going up against your city, your country, the world!! It would probably demand of you to have steel fortitude, crystal-clear vision and incredible guts to stand up to the opposition. But that's who Abraham was, and so too by extension are we, his spiritual\genetic progeny! Here's some poetry seeking to fathom and give expression to this phenomenon**]

Dearest fellow children of the Matriarchal and Patriarchal vision…..dear brothers and sisters of the Messianic mission…….dear anomalies of divine / human fusion……dear historic victims of jealous nations' intrusions…….don't be afraid brave survivors….the time to show your glory is at hand…..just take a look at what goes on these days in the promised Land……..they can try to knock us down…they can try to kill our resolve…..but we will always bounce back when everybody counts us out…..and in the language that we speak and in the impossible challenges that we meet--------we prove it time and time again to all those--- ----who take pride when they think they've silenced our will to fight ------but then in the middle of the long dark night ---------we -re-appear on the other side …….and this nation stands alone ------- unlike any other nation you've ever known----and no one and no thing------ in the world of lies and deception---- has the slightest conception of just how deep it goes……..show them what you know--------you—who are the descendants of prophets and royalty….you------ who are the beneficiaries of scholars and divine loyalty----step up ---and take your rightful place ---above the stars----way up in Space-------and blind them all with your luminescent faces----and leave no trace of doubt that you are the real purpose of what this Creation is all about





















BE A GIVER IN A WORLD OF TAKERS





Be a giver in a world of takers

Be real in a world of fakers

Be your word in a world of liars

Be love in a world of haters

Be light in a world of darkness

Be hope in a world of despair

Be sight in a world of blindness

Be blessing in a world of curse

Be sanity in a world of insanity

Be song in a world of silence

Be poetry in a world of logic

Be compassion in a world of cruelty

Be Divine in a world of deniers



THE PATH OF THE CHOSEN FEW



** take me there

**show me where

**I don't care about anything else

**so please take me there



** light up my way now

**the path eludes me somehow

** show me the what and how

** so that I too can know

** how to light up my way



** the past holds every clue

** the future leads me into the new

**this path is only for those chosen few

** who knows if I belong

** only the One Above can provide me a clue





**take me back home

**back to where I come from

** to the place above the Sun

** bring me back

**back to the place of One







NO ONE ELSE



***The Patriarch composed a tractate

four hundred chapters of the deepest wisdom

the wisdom that penetrates to the core

that illuminates for all to see

the simple reality that there is no one else



***and the people of his time reasoned

that the forces that seem to be running the show

are meant to be worshipped and appeased

and pleased and praised

then everyone would get their way

but the wise one knew a very different way

that the One who creates night and day

is the only One

there is no one else


*** and the people of our time

Noach 5784

SET LIST MMM PARSHAT NOACH 2020---STEP INTO THE ARK



THE POETRY OF ALTERNATIVE WAYS OF GOING INTO THE ARK



Dear immersers into life's multi-dimensional shelters ….step into the many splendored arks that are available to you ---at all times in all ways—with a little bit of imagination ---experience the sensations of being sheltered and safe ----safe from the floods that threaten to wash you away---floods of indifference and monotony and loveless faces and fearful places-----open up your heart to the endless antidotes----surrounding you at all times---once you open up your eyes ----they come in all sizes and shapes---they are found inside you and inside words of higher oscillations--- and manifestations of consciousness---and the sweetest destinations of love's bliss ---and unmistakable sensations of the truth's deepness---and liberating mind and heart journeys into exotic lands of endlessness ---and immersions into holy concept consciousness ----step inside my beloved one—--listen closely to the echoes of those who have come before you and all those who come after----all waiting for you to compose new poetic chapters in the epic tales of life's protective shelters------the elders of the generations in their Heavenly abodes await breathlessly to partake of your splendid story

WE CAN GO INTO THE ARK

****We can go into the ark

*We can go into the ark

that becomes the antidote

to the floods that threaten to wash our souls away

Every single night

Every single day

****We can go into the ark of believing

that every little thing that we do

that we see

that we encounter

is for the best

*** *We can go into the ark of loving each other

With all the love in our hearts

****We can go into the ark of eternity

of infinity

of belief

of G-d

of his Divine Word

*** *We can go into the ark of courage

of believing in ourselves

in our inner voice

of believing that we are loved

by The One Above

****We can reach out and invite someone into our Ark

or into their own ark









HE WENT INSIDE OF HER WORDS

**He saw her face

Her eyes conveyed

What only eyes can convey

''Speak to me

You move me,

Your words

Transport me

To a place I want to go" ,

**These were the words To her

That he spoke

''My words come

From my heart

They come from My soul

My words Convey the love I have for you",

**And she began to speak

In rhyme

In colors

In passion

In poetry

In love

**And he waited

For the right word

And when it came

He jumped right in

And he has never been

So happy

So alive

As the time

When he went inside

IMMERSION INSIDE OF A HOLY CONCEPT

*** inside of a holy concept

there is found endless depth

we can study it

we can analyze it

or

we can immerse our entire being inside it

swim inside it

and immerse it

completely inside of us

till we are saturated with it



*** then we are fused with the concept

then we are one with the concept

then all that we see and feel

is this concept

and all that this concept sees

is you and me





STEP INSIDE OF CONSCIOUSNESS

***step inside of consciousness

take a look around

smell the aroma with your sense of knowing

touch the undertones with your sense of wonder

see the life-force with your sense of equilibrium

taste the exquisite blend with your sense of discernment

hear the many splendored melodies with your sense of awe

HEAR THE MELODY

***hear the melody of surrender

let it's exquisite melodious strains

take you to a place of

____ let go and let G-d

sweeping you off of your feet

into the free-fall swoop of the eagle

on her daily air-borne search

to nourish her nested young ones

***hear the melody of embracing

every aspect of living

let it's exquisite melodious strains

take you to a place of____ mindfulness

pulling you in to the essence

of all you encounter

with the wonder-filled eyes

of a baby seeing all for the first time

***hear the melody of sharing love

with one and all

let it's exquisite melodious strains

take you to a place of____ heart-speak

melting the hearts

of everyone you know

and everyone who knows you

with the blush of one

whose true love

has been discovered

uncovered and recovered

after yearning for it

for ages

contagious love

***hear the melody of perfect as is

let it's exquisite melodious strains

take you to a place of____ elevated bliss

in the realization

that this this very reality

just the way it is

is all you've been waiting for

is the key to unlock the door

of the Divine

inside of and beyond space and time

sounds of Heavenly rhyme the melody of the sublime



DIVE INTO THE ENDLESS MINDFUL DEPTH



***feelers of the deepness….

seers of the endlessness….

breathers of consciousness….



***surely the thirst that you have felt for so long –

is what brings you here to this sacred song fest…



***and the promise of expansiveness

enlists your heart to join us

here with the full time meditators….





***surely the sweet fragrant smoke

of expanded consciousness

seeping out of these oriental dens

of the seekers of altered mindfulness states

is what sways you

to come into this inner circle camp-fire

we all sit around …



***and the sage advice

that we all seek

is to know the depth of everything…



***is to touch the inner light

of all we see…



***is to dwell in the sacred spaces

inhabited by traces of our endless souls …



***and everybody knows

that a piece of infinity contains all of infinity …



***and these poetic soliloquies –

regardless of who is listening ---

will hopefully help you and me

to see a small glimpse

of the deepness

with which we can see reality

















THEY STEP INTO THE ARK OF LOVE





**this love they feel now from another lifetime

Penetrates

illuminates

saturates

intoxicates

their lives now



**this love they feel now

takes on all kinds of forms

and combinations

and reunifications

and manifestations

in their lives now



**this love they feel now

is not merely a discovery

it is a recovery

of the time-less lessons

from the ancient womb

of the puzzle pieces

coming together

with great allure

now for him and her



**this love they feel now

draws them in to places

they've never been

but they must go

that much they know

if they can let themselves go

places they have not yet known

and enter into an infinite zone



**this love they feel now

reverberates forever

connected together

a sound

a sight

a thought

a light



extending in ever deepening profundity

eternity of eternities





THE POETRY OF ALTERNATIVE WAYS OF GOING INTO THE ARK



Dear immersers into life's multi-dimensional shelters ….step into the many splendored arks that are available to you ---at all times in all ways—with a little bit of imagination ---experience the sensations of being sheltered and safe ----safe from the floods that threaten to wash you away---floods of indifference and monotony and loveless faces and fearful places-----open up your heart to the endless antidotes----surrounding you at all times---once you open up your eyes ----they come in all sizes and shapes---they are found inside you and inside words of higher oscillations--- and manifestations of consciousness---and the sweetest destinations of love's bliss ---and unmistakable sensations of the truth's deepness---and liberating mind and heart journeys into exotic lands of endlessness ---and immersions into holy concept consciousness ----step inside my beloved one—--listen closely to the echoes of those who have come before you and all those who come after----all waiting for you to compose new poetic chapters in the epic tales of life's protective shelters------the elders of the generations in their Heavenly abodes await breathlessly to partake of your splendid story

WE CAN GO INTO THE ARK





****We can go into the ark

*We can go into the ark

that becomes the antidote

to the floods that threaten to wash our souls away

Every single night

Every single day



****We can go into the ark of believing

that every little thing that we do

that we see

that we encounter

is for the best



*** *We can go into the ark of loving each other

With all the love in our hearts



****We can go into the ark of eternity

of infinity

of belief

of G-d

of his Divine Word



*** *We can go into the ark of courage

of believing in ourselves

in our inner voice

of believing that we are loved

by The One Above





****We can reach out and invite someone into our Ark

or into their own ark







HE WENT INSIDE OF HER WORDS



**He saw her face

Her eyes conveyed

What only eyes can convey

''Speak to me

You move me,

Your words

Transport me

To a place I want to go" ,



**These were the words To her

That he spoke

''My words come

From my heart

They come from My soul

My words Convey the love I have for you",





**And she began to speak

In rhyme

In colors

In passion

In poetry

In love





**And he waited

For the right word

And when it came

He jumped right in

And he has never been

So happy

So alive

As the time

When he went inside











IMMERSION INSIDE OF A HOLY CONCEPT



*** inside of a holy concept

there is found endless depth

we can study it

we can analyze it

or

we can immerse our entire being inside it

swim inside it

and immerse it

completely inside of us

till we are saturated with it



*** then we are fused with the concept

then we are one with the concept

then all that we see and feel

is this concept

and all that this concept sees

is you and me



STEP INSIDE OF CONSCIOUSNESS



***step inside of consciousness

take a look around

smell the aroma

with your sense of knowing

touch the undertones

with your sense of wonder

see the life-force

with your sense of equilibrium

taste the exquisite blend

with your sense of discernment

hear the many splendored melodies

with your sense of awe

































HEAR THE MELODY



***hear the melody of surrender

let it's exquisite melodious strains

take you to a place of

____ let go and let G-d

sweeping you off of your feet

into the free-fall swoop

of the eagle

on her daily air-borne search

to nourish her nested young ones



***hear the melody of embracing

every aspect of living

let it's exquisite melodious strains

take you to a place of____ mindfulness

pulling you in to the essence

of all you encounter

with the wonder-filled eyes

of a baby

seeing all for the first time



***hear the melody of sharing love

with one and all

let it's exquisite melodious strains

take you to a place of____ heart-speak

melting the hearts

of everyone you know

and everyone who knows you

with the blush of one

whose true love

has been discovered

uncovered

and recovered

after yearning for it

for ages

contagious love



***hear the melody of perfect as is

let it's exquisite melodious strains

take you to a place of____ elevated bliss

in the realization

that this this very reality

just the way it is

is all you've been waiting for

is the key to unlock the door

of the Divine

inside of and beyond space and time

sounds of Heavenly rhyme

the melody of the sublime



DIVE INTO THE ENDLESS MINDFUL DEPTH



***feelers of the deepness….

seers of the endlessness….

breathers of consciousness….



***surely the thirst that you have felt for so long –

is what brings you here to this sacred song fest…



***and the promise of expansiveness

enlists your heart to join us

here with the full time meditators….





***surely the sweet fragrant smoke

of expanded consciousness

seeping out of these oriental dens

of the seekers of altered mindfulness states

is what sways you

to come into this inner circle camp-fire

we all sit around …



***and the sage advice

that we all seek

is to know the depth of everything…



***is to touch the inner light

of all we see…



***is to dwell in the sacred spaces

inhabited by traces of our endless souls …



***and everybody knows

that a piece of infinity contains all of infinity …



***and these poetic soliloquies –

regardless of who is listening ---

will hopefully help you and me

to see a small glimpse

of the deepness

with which we can see reality

















THEY STEP INTO THE ARK OF LOVE



**this love they feel now from another lifetime

Penetrates

illuminates

saturates

intoxicates

their lives now



**this love they feel now

takes on all kinds of forms

and combinations

and reunifications

and manifestations

in their lives now



**this love they feel now

is not merely a discovery

it is a recovery

of the time-less lessons

from the ancient womb

of the puzzle pieces

coming together

with great allure

now for him and her



**this love they feel now

draws them in to places

they've never been

but they must go

that much they know

if they can let themselves go

places they have not yet known

and enter into an infinite zone



**this love they feel now

reverberates forever

connected together

a sound

a sight

a thought

a light



extending in ever deepening profundity

eternity of eternities











STEP INSIDE YOUR OWN ARK POETRY





Dear riders on the storm …..into this world we're thrown…..what do we do when the storm refuses to let up ….all we can do ----if we are true to ourselves…..if we don't want to lose ourselves in the endless struggle ----if we want to stay alive-----the only thing we can do ---is to go inside……step inside our innermostness…….maybe there we can look closely at the reflection of who we are ----and who we are headed to be----unless we take a sharp right turn -----and learn a new way to exist----for this we will need no GPS----G-d will guide us to our destination---He'll plant our road map firmly inside of our imagination….all we have to do is step inside and trust the process---all the rest will be effortless….step inside the word….step inside the idea….step inside the panacea…..step inside of any and every process that comes your away….life is much sweeter underneath it all ……







IN EVERY WORD





***The ultimate self expression that I yearn for

is where everything converges together…..





***where all aspects of my personality come to the fore

and they express themselves

in every word that I say,

where all aspects of my knowledge

are integrated and injected

into every word that I say…..





***where every aspect of my awareness,

where I’ve been,

where I’m going,

where I want to go to,

where I am now

is expressed in every word

that I say.











REFLECTIONS FROM PARADISE





Help us reach up to your eternity

Help us to embrace you with our whole heart

Help us to open our heart

Help us reach up to thee in the only way we know how

Help us reach up to you In the most incredible ways

We need Your smile to guide us on our way

Help us prepare for a whole new way

Help us make a completely new start

Help us see what we need to see

Help us step inside of YOU and then....

Help us step back inside of ourselves

in a completely new way

Help us step inside of a complete self-actualization

And manifestation Of who we are

And who we are meant to be here in paradise





***Help us step into this world Of healing flow

Show us where to go

Show us how to open up the flow

Show us how to purge away all the things that are in our way

Show us how to disappear in order to get ourselves completely out of YOUR way

Help us leap into paradise

It feels so nice



THE PURITY DEEP INSIDE

**deep inside there resides a sanctuary of purity

an indestructible power point

a transcendent alignment

a defiant invincibiilty

a knowing place

a reservoir of truth

a future world perspective

an all is perfect as is being

an interconnected interinclusivity

a face that we know we can be

a life that is completely free

an inability to do anything bad

***and when we touch this sacred reality

we unleash a host of Angelic beings

that show us whole new ways of seeing

that give us a taste of eternity

and usher us in to a sanctuary of purity











STEP INSIDE



***step inside of your innermost-ness

peel away the layers

*strip away the façade y

ou won't need that anymore

not in this place

not in this sacred space

not when you truly face

the essence of who you are



***step outside of these room

s these rooms that have deluded you

these masquerades that have intruded on your truth

these charades that have polluted your youth

external choices

foreign voices

be relentless--- cut them out with the sharpest knife

it's what you've been wanting to do your entire life









***step inside my friend

the water's fine

immerse yourself into the healing water

let the angelic voices permeate your spirit

venture closer to the precipice

look out into the vastness

jump off the edge

free-fall into the void

with full trust

the hands of déjà vu will catch you

just like they have a thousand times before

what are you waiting for?





** *step inside of this holy place

you're the hope of the human race



UNDERNEATH IT ALL









She fell into a dream

She saw there

Some of the deepest feelings

that she has never seen before

and she felt there

Some of the most hopeful things

that she has never seen before









***and she woke up

and it was just a dream

but she knew that something had changed

She opened her eyes

And saw that underneath it all

there was a harmony

there was rhyme and reason

and the leaves were changing colors

in this brand new and ancient season

and she greeted the passing cars

and the raindrops

and the mountain tops

and her love was reignited

and everyone that caught sight of her

was sure that they'd seen her

but actually no one

had ever seen her before

at all

it's just that underneath it all

everyone and everything

is all one

with everyone

and everything else













'GO INTO THE WORD' ---POETRY Dear people of the Book…..just take a look around ---see for yourself how history has designated you to show everyone else all about the awesome power of the word ----seeing it in ways that have never before been heard of before…….'go into the word' is what the Holy One says to anyone who has eyes in their head----------to anyone who knows the power of every word that is said…… to anyone who knows that a word is not simply a collection of letters---all brought together to convey some message ----but rather the word is a living being with feeling and heart and soul ----- and just like someone who really wants to know someone else---must explore them to the depths of their soul----so too-----you can rest assured that when you go inside of the word ----the way the enlightened ones do when they look deeper into the essence of of the story of Noah and his Teiva —they knew that the word that can save ya--- and true shelter from the storm in every shape and form ---is accessible to all those who know how to go inside the word --------------------and when you do go inside the word---the word will go inside of you too---and it will lead you all the way through to the other side---into the light -----into the end of the night….maybe one of these poems will give you some insight on how to go inside the word ---it sure is worth a try……



AWAITING THE WORD ****awaiting the word the word spoken to all of us but rarely heard ****awaiting the word the word elaborates what we can see what we can be if we could only hear the word ****awaiting the word the word lights us up in electric pageantry in ceremonious imagery lit up just like we're meant to be

HER WORDS MELTED THE HEART **her words could be heard in the farthest reaches of space in the hearts of all who looked at her in the face ***her silence spoke louder than myriads of Angels who finally have gotten their one chance to sing the praises of the Holy One Blessed be He **her broken heart evoked tears from anyone and everyone who hear her story who felt her hidden glory who saw her fall into a trap not of her own making ***her words melted the Heart of The One Above whose endless love was unleashed from ancient wellsprings because this thing He knew right from the start that there is nothing wholer than a broken heart







THE WORDS UNRAVEL **the words unravel a deeper level profound insights hidden in the recesses of the subconscious ***and we speak our way into consciousness our words our flashes of brilliance our conceptual conceptions tap into the wave-lengths of timeless soul-ing of an unmistakable knowing ***and the greatest of the seers and sages across the spectrum of time and the ages see how the words spoken reveal the story of the lives of all the speakers they are presented with featuring all their vivid details and all the exotic tales without fail ***and their inner ears hear the inner voices and how all the choices that they chose brought them into close encounters with all that they now face in life and they point out the sign-posts they are to look for the unraveling letters and words that will help them see clearly the desired sights in order to get it right this time without needing to come back another time

WORDS words letters brought together a most profound endeavor themselves combinations of forms and resonations forged from the divine anvil when Creation was still in potentia lacking the differentia multidimensional spectacle that we know so well

HE WENT INSIDE OF HER WORDS **He saw her face Her eyes conveyed What only eyes can convey ''Speak to me You move me, Your words Transport me To a place I want to go" , These were the words To her That he spoke ''My words come From my heart They come from My soul My words Convey the love I have for you", These were the words To him That she spoke **And she began to speak In rhyme In colors In passion In poetry In love **And he waited For the right word and when it came he jumped right in And he has never been So happy So alive As the time When he went inside























OPEN UP THE GATES OF PRAYER

****This prayer is based on my pray-ing collection, mainly from the Baal Shem Tov and R. Tzadok HaCohen of some of their teachings about prayer****

Master of the Universe,

Please open up for us the Gates of Prayer

Help us know that all is from You

Help us know that no prayer goes to waste

Help us see that one powerful prayer raises up hundreds of weak ones

Help us realize that the joy we feel after a good prayer is a sign that this prayer is received

Help us know that anything and everything that we pray for will manifest in some way

Help us understand that our prayer can and will unlock locked up and blocked up decrees

Help us know that no two prayers are alike---because our hearts and our realities are always changing

Help us intend our prayers for the benefit of revealing the Divine Presence

Help us experience our hearts when we pray

Help us witness how our prayers can raise up the broken souls to the highest realms

Help us focus our prayer efforts on minimal quantity with maximal quality with full hearts

Help us dive deeply in prayer into the thoughts that we resonate with and are meant to embrace at the time

Help us pray so deeply that we become oblivious to our physicality

Help us pray with all of our might

Help us pray together with all of Creation

Help our prayer awaken and heal all those in need of that which we pray for

Help us pray with the deepest yearning

Help our prayers join with the righteous ones of all generations

Help open our lips to pray to you and our mouths to speak your praise

Help our prayer open up our love for you and your love for us

Help us become prayer

Help open up for us the Gates of Prayer