Prayer for the World

A Prayer For The World
By Rabbi Harold S. Kushner 

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Amen.