Raina

Below I posted about Irving Bunim and quoted a statement he cited about how it's a bit much to expect to love G-d if we can't love people. Jack and I had an exchange about this in the comments. His latest point reminded me of this song Peter Himmelman wrote after the birth of his daughter. Please pray along with me in the white spaces of this post.

Raina
By Peter Himmelman

Some say the world has gone insane,
And some say that G-d just got up and walked away.
Some say dreams have frozen,
Like a river that will not thaw.
But not me since I've seen Raina

Some say that all is lost,
And that innocence can't be restored at any cost.
Some say you lose your spirit if you lose a sense of awe,
But not me since I've touched Raina.

There's so little in this world that's true.
I have boundless dreams for you.

Some say that love is destined to fail,
And some say that what's pure must wither and pale.
And some say the dignity of man can be broken like a piece of straw.
But not me since I've held Raina.

There's so little in this world that's true.
I have boundless dreams for you.

Some say there's no end to the night,
And some say the reward just isn't worth the fight.
But I'm no stranger to the allure of despair,
I've spent a lifetime inside his jaws.
But not since I've seen Raina.