The Questions I Ask

By Ashrei (Ima Sari Wisenthal)

The Questions I Ask - AI generated art

G-d, help me see;

Do I know truth?

Do I know lies?

Do I know where the line of insulation lies? 

G-d, answer me;

Is what I am seeing reality?

Is what I am hearing aligned? 

Is there a difference between the truth and my mind?

G-d, answer our prayers;

How can this be happening?

How come others do not notice this manipulation?

How much more can this world fall - to what depth will this expand?

G-d, provide Your glory;

Where will love come from?

Where is the origin of Your light?

Where is the source that will sooth this painful plight?

G-d, reveal a path towards You;

Who will step forward?

Who will not fear being judged?

Who is so humble and powerful, so vicious and kind? 

G-d, please, help;

What is the role this evil plays?

What is the action a man of goodness can take?

What am I to do in the face of these conflicts of hate?

G-d, fill me with Your heavens;

Where will my courage to keep rising come from?

When will my light ignite the sparks I see around me?

When will my clouds be overshadowed by full faith and trust in Your direction?

G-d, I beg You, answer me;

G-d, help me see, answer me;

G-d, answer me, answer me;

G-d, answer my prayers, answer me;

G-d, provide Your glory, answer me;

G-d, reveal a path towards You, answer me;

G-d, please, help, answer me;

G-d, fill me with Your heavens, answer me;

G-d, it is Your Divinity I praise, it is Your hallelujah I raise,

G-d, will You not sooth my fear with Your loving tears?

G-d, please, answer me.