Monday, October 7, 2019

A Prayer for Yom Kippur

O Lord of Forgiveness, Forgive Us!

Forgive us for our imperfections, for all the times we wanted to do something well and it came out poorly, and for all the ways we constantly fall short of our own intentions and values.

Forgive us, and teach us to forgive ourselves.

Forgive us for not remembering what is important, and for getting lost in what is not.

Forgive us for not being fully present to Your Presence in the world at each moment, for all the times we did not see the beauty and the preciousness all around us and for all the times we did not appreciate Your gifts or feel the overflow of Your love.

Forgive us and let us feel Your love now; let us know that You love us even with our imperfections, so that we may learn to love ourselves and others in the same way, with infinite compassion and forgiveness.

O Lord of Forgiveness, Forgive Us and Heal Us!