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Prayer of Mothers for Life and Peace <\/strong><\/p>\n God of Life For these things I weep, my eye, my eye runs down with water And with my tears and prayers which I pray Hear our voice that we shall not despair And we shall write our lives in the book of Life For you are Peace, your world is Peace and all that is yours is Peace, (By Sheikha Ibtisam Mahameed and Rabbi Tamar Elad-Appelbaum, translated by Amichai Lau-Lavie)
\nWho heals the broken hearted and binds up their wounds
\nMay it be your will to hear the prayer of mothers
\nFor you did not create us to kill each other
\nNor to live in fear, anger or hatred in your world
\nBut rather you have created us so we can grant permission to one another to sanctify
\nYour name of Life, your name of Peace in this world.<\/p>\n
\nFor our children crying at nights,
\nFor parents holding their children with despair and darkness in their hearts
\nFor a gate that is closing, and who will open it before the day has ended?<\/p>\n
\nAnd with the tears of all women who deeply feel the pain of these difficult days
\nI raise my hands to you please God have mercy on us<\/p>\n
\nThat we shall see life in each other,
\nThat we shall have mercy for each other,
\nThat we shall have pity on each other,
\nThat we shall hope for each other<\/p>\n
\nFor your sake God of Life
\nLet us choose Life.<\/p>\n
\nAnd so shall be your will and let us say
\nAmen. <\/em><\/p>\n
\n(First published in the Open Siddur Project<\/a>)<\/p>\n