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.
Thursday, May 8, 2014
Day 24
In its fourth call, the rooster says: "I wait for your salvation, O God." (Gen. 49:18)
My soul waits for God
More than those who watch for morning;
More than those who watch for morning. (Ps. 130:5)
Waiting and watching is
ReplyDeleteA beginning
Witnessing and calling is
Still beginning
When the dawn
comes clear and bright
yet beginning
always
beginning