Text by Rabbi Katy Z. Allen
Photos by Gabi Mezger
dark emotions lurk in our hearts
heaviness weighs down our souls
the night stretches on
interminably;
we cannot see
we are lost
hope fades
but the picture is incomplete
a candle burns
piercing the darkness
anticipating dawn
reviving hope
carrying us forward
into a new day
Rabbi Katy Allen is a board certified chaplain and serves as a Nature Chaplain and the Facilitator of One Earth Collaborative, a program of Open Spirit. She is the founder and rabbi of Ma’yan Tikvah – A Wellspring of Hope, which holds services outdoors all year long. She is the co-founder and President pro-tem of the Boston-based Jewish Climate Action Network. She received her ordination from the Academy for Jewish Religion in 2005.
carrying us forward
into the new day
