Shabbat Bish'vat

Shabbat Bish’vat
on this Shabbat in the month of Sh’vat
we praise you, 
God of Israel,
for the cycles of our days,
the cycles of our weeks
that bring us always to that fresh and quiet day of rest.

Shabbat Bish’vat
on this Shabbat in the month of Sh’vat
we praise you,
God of Israel,
for the fullness of our week,
for the quiet when we needed quiet, 
for the joy when we needed joy,
and for calm amid the storm,
or the joyful winds when things were a bit too calm.

On this Shabbat in the month of Sh’vat,
we praise you,
we celebrate you,
O God of Israel,
for the cycles of our days,
for the cycles of our weeks,
and the fullness of each.

And we pray,
in this month of Sh’vat,
that that there always be moments of Shabbat...
that we, that Israel, that all the world
might find stillness, wholeness, and peace.