For Our Brothers
This is a prayer to honor our brothers. It’s part of a series of prayers rejoicing in family, including: “For Our Sisters,” “For the Patriarch,” “For the Matriarch” and “For the Family Historian.”
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For Our Brothers
For our brothers,
A chant of honor.
Brother, to have you is a blessing,
A gift of endurance and strength.
Your courage is my shield,
Your humor, my cloak,
Your humility, my guide,
Your vigor, my hope.
Your victories witness your confidence,
Your devotion
And your zeal.
You are my brother by birth
My brother by choice,
My brother through pain
And my brother in thanksgiving.
G-d of brotherly dignity and grace,
Bless our family with gratitude
And our brothers with enthusiasm, vitality and wonder.
May their devotion inspire us to justice and mercy.
Bless our lives with energy and prosperity
So that we become a source of healing in our lives
And in the world.
Blessed are You, G-d of brothers,
Who delights is brotherly love.
© 2010 Alden Solovy and www.tobendlight.com. All rights reserved.
Postscript: See also: “For Our Sisters,” “For the Patriarch,” “For the Matriarch” and “For the Family Historian.” Note that this prayer is written to be used by both men and women to honor their brothers. As such, it’s not part of the body of prayers that I’ve written specifically for men.
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