Earth Etude for Elul 4

Arise

by Rabbi Katy Z. Allen

Arise / לָקוּם
 
Enough!
Too long have you 
stood still. Arise! Draw near
and walk the verdant woodland trails
with Me.

אָז רַב
לָכֶם שֶׁבֶת
לְבַד. עַכְשָׁו לָקוּם. 
בֹּאוּ לְתוֹךְ חֹרֶשׁ קָסוּם
אִיתִי.

Inspired by Devarim 1:6

Rabbi Katy Z. Allen is the founder and spiritual leader of Ma'yan Tikvah - A Wellspring of Hope, an outdoor congregation in Metrowest Boston, the co-founder of the Jewish Climate Action Network, the instigator of the Earth Etudes for Elul, and the author of A Tree of Life: A Story in Word, Image, and Text.