Morning Prayers from the Aquarian Minyan Makhzor

Morning Prayers We enter with prayer that this environment be like God's home to us. How grateful I am to be here; this place is so temporary, yet majestic and permanent! MatovuohalekhaYa'akovmish'k'notekha Yisrael. Even good are your encampments, Jacob, when you have no home; your palaces, Israel when you are home . Matovuohala-yikhSaramish'k'not-ayikh Miriam. Even good are your encampments, Sarah, when you have no home; your palaces, Miriam, when you are home. a feeling of much kindness I enter into your very home; ,:;i"ti,~ ~1.ti,~~~ I stand in awe of this world You have created; in love with all earth, the dwelling place of your holy presence. I surrender myself in acknowledging your limitless potential, and ask You for support, my God, my Creator. I will pray before You now, this special time. Answer me compassionately with your saving truth . Va-anib'rovkhasd'khaavo vaytekha. Eshtakhaveh el haykhal Master of all the worlds, you instructed us in the sacrifices that were appropriate to the Temple in Jerusalem. Although that kod'sh'khab'yiratekha.Yah ahavtim'ownbaytekhaum'kom Temple is destroyed, we may now use the temple of our bodies to mishkankvodekha.Va-anieshtakhaveh v'ekh'ra-a, ev'r'kha lifnayyah osi. Va-anit'filati l'khaAdonaiayt ratzon. offer heartfelt prayer instead of sacrifice. May it be your will, our Elohimb'rovkhasdekhaanaynibe-emetyish'ekha. Source and Center, that the prayer we offer up to you be pure, that our actions be timely, and that our highest visions be manifested as part of your ever-unfolding creation. Source of mercy :,t~; rt7~:q With loving strength Your chanting folk Raise high make pure Accept our song. 'ii:Jl ~ :J Compassionate power "W"7Jii Guard the precious rt:i:i:i Who seek your union. t::J'i~~t::J:J"'i:JCleanse and bless us "~tl,'J Infuse us ever .t::l?bl i"br-1 With loving care . lliiij? 1"~t! Gracious source Of holy power Do guide your folk. Na Gibor dorshayy'khud'kha k'vavat shamraym Barkhaymtaharaym rakhamaytzid'kat'kha tamidgam'laym KhasinKadosh b'rov tuv'kha nahayladatekha Kabaylrinat am'kha,sag'vaynu taharaynu,Norah Ana b'koakh g'dulaty'min'kha tatir tz'rura i"T:l: Awesome One .:,~~1P"'J~i~ Who mirror the holy. Receive our chant 0 hear our cries You know our secrets. Yakhidgay-eh l'am'khap'nay zokhrayk'dushatekha. Shavataynukabayl ush'matza-akataynu Yoday-ata-alumot. Barukh shaym k'vod mal'khuto l'olam va-ed. Blessed is the Holy One guiding throughout Eternity. 'JJ Prayersof Thanks HoduLa-Yah,kiru vishmohodi-uva-amimalilotav. Shirulo, zamrulo, sikhub'kholnif'l'otav. Hit'hal'lub'shemkad'sho,yismakhlayv m'vak'shayYah. Dir'shuYah v'uzo,bak'shufanavtamid. Offer thanks to God, let the world become familiar with the ordered cycles of creation. Include yourself too, in the praise of the all; let the heart lead the way in the search for the divine . Yis'm'khu hashamai-im v'tagayl ha-aretz. Yir'am ha-yam u-m'lo-o. The heavens rejoice, the earth rolls in joy, the sea roars with fullness, all peoples acknowledge their ground of being. Give thanks to the Good, source of unconditional love. Be high with God in the holy places of the world. Humble yourself at the foundation of all life. The Compassionate One will clear us of all errors and will not act with impatience. Compassionate One, hold not your tenderness from me; your truth and tolerance encircle me. Your mercy, your kindness are part of the fabric of the universe. Your serenity is the blessing upon all people who experience this goodness. The Source of cosmic multiplicity is also here with us, a steady and sure refuge to those who trust. Fount of Transformations, responsive force to those who yearn for change, transform your peoples, bless your evolving inheritance, lift us beyond our smallness of vision to that of the Vast. :Jt17tl,J Hoshi-a et amekha u-varaykh et nakhala-tekha, u-r'aym v'nas'aym ad ha-olom. Our souls so long for the spiritual, it uplifts and guides us. In it we find our hearts' joy. We are looking for a vision of tender-kindness, a vision of our place in your plan, a taste of completeness. Shine your attention on us and support us in our chosen paths, that we may fulfill your best vision for our world. "I am Your God and Guide who extricates you from the difficult places in your lives. Open the pores of your being and I will enter therein; Open your mouth and my spirit will fill it". Happy is a nation thus spoken to, happy is a people who recognizes its path to the Divine. And I, for my part, trust in your kindness. My heart will rejoice in serving your plan. I will sing to the God who completes me with wholeness. Psalm 30: a song of dedication I give thanks to you God because you lifted me up; But it was your goodwill alone that made my mountain strong. You did not let my shadows overpower me. When you hid your face I became terrified. My Creator, I cried to you and you healed me; To You, my Center, I appealed, I bargained. I said: You raised my soul from the dead; "What profit would my death be, my going to my grave? You brought me to life, not to the grave. Can the dust proclaim your Truth?" Let all who love the Source, sing praises! My God heard me and was gracious to me. Give thanks to the holy name. God was a help to me. Anger may endure for moments, but not forever. You transformed my mourning into dancing. At night there are tears, You peeled off my mourning clothes But joy will come with the dawn. And dressed me in happiness. I said to myself in my good fortune: So now my soul sings songs unceasingly. "Nothing will ever disturb me." My Source, my Center, I will thank you for ever. Aylekha, hashem ekra,v'elAdonaiet'khanan.Sh'mahashem v'kha-nayni, hashem heh-yay ozayrIi. I cried out to God; I prayed to the One. My Creator heard me and showed me graciousness. Help came to me from a higher Power. Songs of Praise Master of the Universe. may rt be your will, that all of your creation know wrth their hearts and see wrth their eyes and hear wrth their ears that your beauty fills and guides all. The Mystery is, the Mystery was, the Mystery shall be, from one world to the next. from Psalm 19 The mystery is in the heavens, which speak the glory of God. The sky itself recounts the work of hidden hands. From day to day the mystery is voiced. From night to night the story is retold. r tt 1'i ~ N 1"tt There is no sound, words at all, and yet, we hear the call ,:;i~ of a wordless language i penetrating the universe . 7 The darkness is a love-tent for the sun, ~~~ 1~t;i; ~,:ii who now rises, like groom from bride of night, like a joyous runner, trembling to start the race. ·n'J~ V',"i I 'i, :i ~ =?'l}" ~: From one end of the heaven climbing into the sky, i~¥i~ O:r;i~t, ~~j?t;l arcing to the horizon, where sun sets into night, Yi-h'yu l'ratzonimrayfi v'heg'yonlibi l'fanekhaAdonaitzuriv'go-ali. May the words of my mouth, and the meditations of my heart be acceptable to you, my God, my rock and my redeemer. from Psalm34 ~"~V"t;l Miha-ishhe-khafaytzkhai-yim, 1?O"t;l":it1~ Ohayvyamimlir'ot tov? r:;i:, ~ill}~"i~ 1 N'tzorl'shonkhamayrau-s'fatekha mi-dabayrmi-r'ma Sur mayrava-asaytov, bakayshshalomvradfayhu. How can we who long for life delight in seeing good each day? Keep your thoughts from ill. Guard your language from speaking untruth. Shun what is evil and embrace the good. Seek peace always and follow it. from Psalm 122 PrayforthepeaceofJerusalem.Maythosewholoveyou, Jerusalem, also love peace. I demand peace in your community centers, tranquil spirit in governmental offices . For the sake of my brothers, my sisters and friends, I will speak of peace for you, Jerusalem. Because of my dedication of spirit to the city of God, I seek this good for you. Sha-alu shalom Yerushalaiyim. L'ma-an akhai v'ray-ai adab'ra na shalom bakh. L'ma-an bayt Adonai elohaynu avak'sha tov lakh. Pray for the peace of Israel; pray for the peace of all the world. Pray for the peace of all the world, and Israel shall live in peace.