Counting the Omer with an ancient litany entirely dedicated to the natural world. Perek Shira takes quotes from sacred texts and puts them in the mouths of all of Creation. Sun, Clouds, Grass, Rooster, Frog, . . . each has a voice, an homage, a lesson.
Sunday, May 4, 2014
Day 20
The sheaves of barley are saying, "A prayer of the pauper, when he swoons, and pours out his speech before God." (Psalm 102:1) Bending with the wind Buffeted, But still connected. Singing . . .
Ruth and Boaz and Barley
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