Jewish Prayers for Gaza

For the people of Gaza,
for the refugees,
for the dispossessed and displaced,
a song:

We will not look away
we see you everywhere
even as the bombs rain down
even as the earth gives way beneath you,
even as they drive you from your homes.

There is a river whose streams 
will one day bring rejoicing back
to your land,
morning will dawn and light
will come streaming in to every home.

This nation that rages so mercilessly against you
soon will break under the weight of its own
overwhelming might
and you will find shelter and protection
at long last.

For there is a Power far mightier
than even the mightiest military,
bombs and tanks and drones
will be shattered into dust,
governments held to account
for their crimes against you.

I will bring you into the stillness
of my embrace
and you will know that I am with you
I will lift you up among the nations
I will return you in dignity and in love.

The One who abides with you
through this endless night
will accompany you through all harm
and bring you safely home.