This is an interpretation of Psalm 136 I have written for an Interfaith Thanksgiving Service. It inspires us to do better, and at the same time to try to seek gratitude. It is in opposition to the queer Midrash I have written on the same Psalm, where I struggle to see gratitude.
הודו לה' כי טוב... כי לעולם חסדו
Give thanks to God, for God is good For God’s mercy is everlasting
God created humanity in God’s image For God’s mercy is everlasting
God feeds all living things For
God’s mercy is everlasting
God cares for all the oppressed For God’s mercy is everlasting
God requires and inspires us to do the same For God’s mercy is everlasting
To care for the food insecure For God’s mercy is everlasting
To care for the unhoused For
God’s mercy is everlasting
To care for the indigenous For
God’s mercy is everlasting
To care for the disabled For
God’s mercy is everlasting
To care for the people of color For God’s mercy is everlasting
To care for the disadvantaged queer For God’s mercy is everlasting
To care for the elderly For
God’s mercy is everlasting
To care for the orphan For
God’s mercy is everlasting
To not eat factory farm meat For
God’s mercy is everlasting
To eat sustainable local produce For God’s mercy is everlasting
To pay living wages to workers For God’s mercy is everlasting
To free the immigrants in illegal detention For God’s mercy is everlasting
To heal the broken planet For
God’s mercy is everlasting
To overall repair the world – Tikkun Olam For God’s mercy is everlasting
Give thanks to God for God is good For God’s mercy is everlasting
This is the only exam question! Thank you, your words are helping guide who to focus serving with my various ventures
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