Wellsprings of Compassion: Tiferet

Omer Week 3: Tiferet

Gevurah calls,

Be humble and strong

As you bow to Mystery.

Let the limits you experience

And the boundaries you set be for good.

Let them be sacred vessels to hold and direct

The Divine that flows through all.

From here the journey continues into Tiferet,

The heart space

Where Chesed and Gevurah meet,

In harmony, beauty and truth.

Tiferet urges:

Be with the astounding magnificence of life,

Let beauty nourish you,

Let delights inspire.

And also make room for sorrow.

Allow in sadness and pain.

There is enough room in Tiferet for all.

Here sorrows do not negate joy

And delighting does not dismiss suffering.

Within Tiferet is a wellspring of rachamim.

Infinite loving compassion,

That shines through the cracks

And waters all.

As we enter the week of Tiferet

May the blossoming earth,

Budding flowers

And glory of shining colors

Inspire our generosity and care.

Listen to recordings of this week's Torah Study and Morning Meditation Sit.

--Rabbi Yael