Just as our ancient Israelite ancestors needed physical as well as spiritual resources to embark and sustain them on their journey, so too must we draw on and nourish our whole selves in the work for a just, livable, and liberated future. This reflection exercise – which works for individuals and groups, alike – invites us to reconnect with wonder and awe. Making space for reflection and connection can sustain and catalyze our commitment to meaningful action for climate justice and other critical issues of our time.
As we face the climate crisis, injustice, war and ongoing pandemic, we are all-too-familiar with feelings of terror and fear. This time is an opportunity to pause and consider the other side of these feelings: wonder, awe, and joy found in our people’s collective liberation, of fighting for what we love, and doing so together, with bold action and audacity.
Which image best represents for you the wonder of living in this moment?
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LAURA BELLOWS
Rabbi Laura Bellows is Dayenu’s Director of Spiritual Activism and Education. She has served as a curriculum and ritual designer, experiential educator, soferet and artist with youth and Jewish communities throughout the Northeast.
