Comments - Need a prayer for Our Malaysian government
also
Washington, D.C. -- On Wednesday, November 9th, Faith in Public Life,
Skinner Leadership Institute and Values Partnerships hosted a night of prayer
to heal our nation. This powerful event featured 30 diverse and inspiring
interfaith leaders, who each offered a prayer of healing for the future our
democracy. After a contentious and painful election, every faith leader
emphasized the need for justice, compassion and inclusion. Valarie Kaur offered
a particularly powerful voice in her Sikh prayer
A SIKH PRAYER FOR AMERICA -- NOV 9, 2016
Waheguru Ji Ka Khalsa Waheguru Ji Ki Fateh!
In our tears and agony, we hold our children
close and confront the truth: The future is dark.
But my faith dares me to ask: What if this
darkness is not the darkness of the tomb, but the darkness of the womb?
What if our America is not dead but a country
still waiting to be born?
What if the story of America is one long
labor?
What if all the mothers who came before us,
who survived genocide and occupation, slavery and Jim Crow, racism and
xenophobia, political oppression and sexual assault, are standing behind us
now, whispering in our ear: You are brave!
What if this is our Great Contraction before
we birth a new future?
Remember the wisdom of the midwife:
"Breathe," she says. Then: "Push."
Now it is time to breathe. But soon it will be
time to push; soon it will be time to fight - for those we love -- Muslim
father, Sikh son, trans daughter, indigenous brother, immigrant sister, white
worker, the poor and forgotten, and the ones who cast their vote out of
resentment and fear.
Let us make an oath to fight for the soul of
America -- "The land that never has been yet- And yet must be"
(Langston Hughes) -- with Revolutionary Love and relentless optimism. And so I
pray this Sikh prayer:
Nanak Naam Chardi Kala, Tere Bane Sarbat Da
Bhalla
"In the name of the Divine within us and
around us, we find everlasting optimism. Within your will, may there be grace
for all of humanity."
Waheguru Ji Ka Khalsa Waheguru Ji Ki Fateh!
For
more, see Valarie Kaur's blog post Why I #VowToFight See link below
Valarie Kaur
Listen to the entire prayer event below
1 comment:
President Trump is a good man and he jnows what he is doing and will heal america in this trying times.
Post a Comment