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Blessing of Empowerment

 

מכלכל, You feed

חיים(plural)spiritually, physically emotionally,  

בחסד, with gentle kindness and generosity

מחיה מתים, You bring back to life, 

Physically,  emotionally,  spiritually

ברחמים רבים, with great mercy

סומך נופלים, You support the ones falling  so that they have a chance to get up and not fall too hard.

ורופא חולים, physically,  emotionally,  spiritually

ומתיר אסורים , bound to trauma and pain

ומקים, and You invest existence

אמונתו, of Your trust

לישני עפר, to those whose life seems to be buried

מי כמוך, who is like to You?

בעל גבורות, You have the power of always strengthening your patience and trust

ומי דומה לך, and who is similar to You? You never give up

מלך,  forever Believing in your subjects

ממית You bring death(or  detachment) in order to bring ultimate healing of neshomos

ומחיה, carrying responsibility to re -imbue life

ומצמיח ישועה, and coordinating the process of helping them morph into expansive healthy connected people. 

 

ונאמן אתה, You invest your trust and belief

להחיות מתים, in order to bring back to life

ברוך אתה השם, the source of blessing are You,  Hashem

מחיה המתים, physically,  emotionally,  spiritually,  the live and the dead

(process of תחית המתים after Moshiach comes starts when you bury a person)


By: Faiga Leah Landau

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