Paint This Story on the Stones
Selections
from Words/Devarim in Ki Tavo – Deut. 26.1-29.8
You are standing this day before God
Cross over the Jordan and enter the
land God is giving you
Come into the land of awakening
Make an altar of unhewn stones,
A place to re-dedicate your life to
God
Love all and serve all
Set up great stones. Paint
this story on the stones
Plaster and write on them the words
of God’s teachings
The story is in the stones. Each
stone is a letter, a power symbol
We cry out and with a strong hand
God brings us forth from the straits
To this place -- a land of milk and
honey
Nothing lacking, nirvana,
mind-nakedness,
Let us rejoice in gratitude and
offer up the fruits of our actions
Giving the first fruits to God (to all)
With this abundance serve God in joy
and gladness
Listen to the voices of God; chop
wood, carry water
Tithe the tithe of your increase.
Consecrate your home
By sharing with people so they won’t
be in need
See what God does before our very
eyes
Delighting in making us prosperous
and multiplying us
Say aloud “My father was a
wandering Aramean.”
A treasured people are we who walk
in the Tao
Along the natural, harmonious way
In the glory of God’s praises we are
uplifted to be holy
Now call out to God: “Look forth
from your sacred abode
And bless your people and this land”
