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 15, 2014
Day 31
The grasshopper is saying: "I lift my eyes to the mountains, where shall my help come from?" (Psalms 121:1)
And the Voice responds to the Grasshopper, "Leap and you shall find your help, jump and your answer shall greet you."
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