The Mystery calls from deep within:
Draw close.
Draw close to the seeds of light
Planted inside you.
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Pause. Stop. Rest. Be,
This will keep the soul alive and ground and direct all your actions.
We are called to contribute our resources to help create the Mishkan,
The sacred dwelling we lift up and carry with us.
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Honor your gifts.
Recognize your beauty.
Share your bounty.
May the transformative spirit of Adar lift us with care and reveal possibilities we have not yet imagined.
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Many of the teachings in this Torah portion remind us that we are here with all peoples, with earth and all creation and that we make a commitment to live into the call of these utterances for the healing and well-being of all.
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ach morning I would go to the woods to pray, stand on the shore of the creek and count ten trees. I found so much comfort in their presence and gracious reminder that I wasn’t alone.
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May the darkness inspire dreams and imagination.
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For some of us giving thanks will come easily this year and we will raise our cups in appreciation and delight. For others of us, gratitude might be difficult to reach and we will find ourselves filled with sadness and pain.
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Lech Lecha, may we go deep, may we go wide,
And may we rise together into a world,
Where love, truth, dignity, justice and peace prevail.
In the Torah portion Noach
Creation has gone awry.
The world is corrupt.
Greed, contempt and a complete disregard of others
Has become the mode of being.
We begin again:
Into the chaos came light.
An expanse spread over the waters
And there was sky.
From the far reaches of Yom Kippur we land in Sukkot, the festival of earth’s generosity. On Sukkot we bow in gratitude for the nourishment we receive from earth and spirit, and plant intentions for the New Year.
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As we stand on the threshold of the New Year,
May the skies encourage a vast perspective that opens us to possibilities not yet imagined,
May the fires of devotion inspire loving, courageous, effective actions.
You stand here with all those you love,
And with all those whose actions and values you despise.
I will wait for you to awaken,
I will wait for you to remember
That you were born into this fragile existence
To let your heart shatter and shine.
Every day,
We face choices.
How will we respond to all we encounter?
Where will we give our attention, our heart?
A song for the soul as we move from tisha b’av and begin to turn toward the journey into the New Year.
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