"Let There Be Light!" June 10, 2001
"Let There Be Light!" June 10, 2001
Blessing of Solar Panels
O Source of Light, by Your light we see light. (Psalm 36:10)
"And God made the two great lights...and God set them in the
firmament of
heaven to give light upon the Earth...and God saw that
it was good." (Genesis1:16-18)
All: O Source of Light, by Your light we see light.
"Give thanks...to the maker of the great lights, whose loving
kindness
extends
eternally." (Psalm 136:1,7)
Gracious God, may we experience Your ever-renewing bounty with awe and gratitude, and may we use it wisely.
All: O Source of Light, by Your light we see light.
"With a rising-place at one end of heaven, and a circuit that
reaches the
other, nothing escapes [the sun's] heat." (Psalm
19:7)
Holy God, may this simple act of harnessing Your eternal light help us escape the global heating that our generation is causing over Your creation.
All: O Source of Light, by Your light we see light.
"Arise, shine, for Your light has dawned -- the presence of
the Eternal will
shine upon you." (Isaiah 60:1)
Loving God, Your gift of light enables us to shine.
May we, created in Your image, be worthy reflectors of Your glory.
All: Amen.*
Rabbi Fred Scherlinder Dobb
Adat Shalom Reconstructionist Congregation
Bethesda, MD
June 7, 2001
"Let There Be Light!" June 10, 2001
Blessing for Wind Power
O Source of breath and life, renew the face of the Earth.
"O Lord, how manifold are your works! In wisdom you have made them all; the earth is full of your creatures. When you send forth your breath, they are created; and you renew the face of the ground." (Psalm 104: 24, 30)
Gracious Lord, may we and our world be revived and restored by
your breath of life.
All: O Source of breath and life, renew the face of the Earth.
"In the beginning when God created the heavens and the earth, the earth was a formless void and darkness covered the face of the deep, while a wind from God swept over the face of the waters." (Genesis 1: 1,2)
God of heaven and Earth, send again your creative wind to inspire
many to accept your free and renewable gifts of energy to light our lives.
All: O Source of breath and life, renew the face of the Earth.
All: Amen
Kim Winchell June 8, 2001