MIDNIGHT PRAYER (Matins)

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Yom Kippur Prayer

As clay in the hand of the potter,
Who expands or contracts it at will,
So are we in Your hand, gracious God,
Heed Your covenant, heed not our accuser.
As stone in the hand of the mason,
Who preserves or smashes it at will,
So are we in Your hand, Source of life;
Heed Your covenant, heed not our accuser.
As iron in the hand of the welder,
Who welds or detaches it at will,
So are we in Your hand, Sustainer;
Heed Your covenant, heed not our accuser.
As helm in the hand of the seaman,
Who handles or abandons it at will,
So are we in Your hand, gracious God,
Heed Your covenant, heed not our accuser.
As glass in the hand of the glazier,
Who shapes it or dissolves it at will,
So are we in Your hand, great Forgiver,
Heed Your covenant, heed not the accuser.
As cloth in the hand of the draper,
Who drapes it even or uneven at will,
So are we in Your hand, stern God;
Heed Your covenant, heed not our accuser.
As silver in the hand of the smith,
Who makes it pure or impure at will,
So are we in Your Hand, healing God;
Heed Your covenant, heed not our accuser.

Thanksgiving

Thank Him for 3 things that happened today (Good or Not!)

HASHKIVEINU

Lay us down to sleep, O LORD our God, in peace,
raise us erect, our King, to life;
and spread over us the shelter of Your peace.
Set us aright with good counsel from before Your Presence,
and save us for Your Name’s sake.
Shield us, remove from us foe, plague, sword, famine, and woe;
and remove spiritual impediment from before us
and behind us
and in the shadow of Your wings shelter us
For You are God who protects and rescues us;
the gracious and compassionate King.
Safeguard our going and coming
for life and for peace from now to eternity.
Blessed are You, O LORD,
Who protects His people forever.
Amen.