As the Supreme Court is about to rule on a case that challenges Roe V. Wade, Abortion Rights are in danger of being taken away. I strongly believe that women have the right to decide how to care for their own bodies. Questions around healthcare, reproductive rights and abortion should be left to individuals. This past Shabbat, Temple Emanuel joined with congregations around the country as we focused our learning and prayers around protecting women's access to healthcare, birth control and abortion services. Here is a prayer that I wrote for the conclusion of our service:
Source of Creation:
Your lines of possibility are scrawled in pencil. We redraw and refine them in Your image.
So much of what once was out of reach is now part of our daily lives.
The boundaries of earth and sky, sea and stars challenge us to continue the sacred work of Creation.
As we open new horizons of learning and understanding, guide us to choose the good as we confront the possibilities before us.
We, too, have created lines, O God. Some protect and others oppress.
With each successive generation we seek to grow, to learn, and to change patterns of persecution forged by ignorance, misogyny, and fear.
Help us draw lines of openness and understanding.
Guide us as we seek Your presence in the painful choices we must confront.
We see You in the wonders of nature, in the perfection of our bodies and the struggle to free ourselves from the desire to control the rights and freedoms of others.
May our sacred strivings bring us closer to You, O God.
AMEN
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