Cultivate awe. Let awe be raised high so as to inspire connection, commitment and truth.
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Please listen to my song, hear my prayer.
Lead me to a rock that is too high without you.
Yes, I will offer blessings with my life.
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I am grateful. I stand in relationship with the spirit of all life.
You have returned my soul to me. Great is your faith in me.
As we come to this last week of the Omer, we remind ourselves that Divinity exists within all creatures, within all creation. And the Infinite seeks to come into the world through us.
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Enter into the wilderness, the One calls.
Leave your routines, your habitual responses,
Go forth from expectations and conditioned behavior.
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This sixth week of the Omer, Yesod, calls us to align with the roots of our souls. Yesod directs our attention to our foundations and our truths.
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This week of the Omer, Hod, calls us to pause and notice where we are on our journeys. It urges us to stand still for a moment, to practice patience and set an intention to let things unfold in their own time.
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High desert canyons,
Red walls reaching upward,
Streaks of yellow sandstone and Navaho white.
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The soul cries, it sobs, the world is so broken.
There is so much pain.
What can I possibly do?
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Tiferet: Brokenness in Beauty
The cracks of Divinity
That allow for the light to shine through
A radiant glory permeates all creation.
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As we welcome Shabbat, we also continue welcoming the new month of Iyar, which began on Wednesday.
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I saw a male owl in the woods this morning sitting silently on a small tree branch. Someone told those of us gathered that he was guarding the nest of his mate who was on a tree close by.
What a wonderful gift to receive on this twelfth day of the Omer—Hod sh’b Gevurah—glory within strength: the vulnerable nest; the strong trees; the vigilant owl.
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On Shabbat I have taken on the practice of saying no to many things.
I say no to technology and don’t go near a computer. I don’t listen to the radio or watch TV.
I say no to commerce and I don’t go shopping or deal with money.
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This Pesach Shabbat may we rest in the beauty of the world blossoming.
May the green buds and the flowers shining yellow, pink and red give us hope.
There is so much love in the world, so much kindness and care.
As we enter into Pesach, the Festival of Liberation, may we soften our hearts, lift up our eyes and welcome each other as brothers and sisters.
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