Closing Prayer of the Congress

Creator of all, we lift our eyes,

Grateful for love that never dies.

Through lessons deep our hearts did grow,

Above all reason Your light did flow.

We annulled ourselves, we learned to bend,

To feel the friend, no start, no end.

We joined as one, inclusion true,

A vessel formed, prepared for You.

With zeal and fire, enthusiasm bright,

We rose together into Your light.

Our hearts were opened, flowing free,

A river of love, eternity’s sea.

Now as this congress comes to a close,

A fragrance of unity forever grows.

One prayer ascends, so pure, so strong,

A chorus of souls, one endless song.

Bind us, Beloved, forever in You,

Each friend a mirror, each heart made new.

May joy keep burning, may love never part,

For You dwell forever inside our heart.

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the first 4 lessons of congress

Lesson one struck fire in our soul,

The “what” was revealed, the higher goal.

Hitbatlut whispered, “Annul and bend,

Lose yourself so the Light can descend.”

Lesson two came rushing in,

The “when” was shown, the time to begin.

Hitkalelut shone, inclusion so sweet,

All hearts as one, where the heavens meet.

Lesson three brought vision bright,

The “where” appeared in radiant light.

Not in myself, but the friend I find,

The vessel of love, one heart, one mind.

Lesson four rose with trembling reason,

A prayer beyond, in this holy season.

Hitpahalut burned, enthusiasm’s flame,

The “who” and “how” no longer the same.

Now four lessons carved in one beating heart,

Each H a ladder, each step a part.

Annulment, inclusion, and zeal we raise,

Together ascending in love and in praise.

Hand in hand, our souls combine,

One prayer, one voice, one heart, one line.

The Creator smiles as the walls fall apart,

And eternity blossoms inside our heart.