Invocation for State Senate by Rabbi Eliot Baskin Tuesday May 25, 2021 Seventy-Third General Assembly Tuesday, May 25, 2021 STATE OF COLORADO 102d Legislative Day
As we gather together this morning I'd like to share with you an archaic word, Respair, that I think merits rejuvenation. It's coined from Latin roots meaning “again” and “hope.” Respair was last used in the Middle Ages following the plight of the bubonic plague. Respair means “the return of hope after a period of despair.” I believe that "Respair" is ripe for reviving during this period of emergence from our Covid pandemic
Let us pray:
Grant, Source of all Life, Makor Chayyim, that you Senators and staff be imbued with a spirit of respair as you reflect on your first 100 days of legislative work of healing and transformation. May peace and harmony always prevail in your midst so that the challenging pandemic needs of our state receive your undivided attention, unhampered by personal differences and partisan animosities.
May the Fount of Wisdom, Chonain HaDaat, provide upon all in this chamber knowledge, understanding and intelligence tempered by compassion, righteousness and hope as you legislate during this time of respair for the good of all here in Colorado.
Amen.
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