Netzach: Endurance, Vision, Eternity
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I place the Infinite before me always, (16:8)
Through right action, I will awaken to the Divine Presence in all. (17:15)
Gevurah teaches that by saying “no” with intention and discernment we can reach a “yes” that is vast and holy. The limits we place on our activities on Shabbat can be a tool to expand our awareness and experiences. May it be for blessing and with joy.
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May the steadfast love of Chesed fill us all,
May it inspire our endurance and devotion,
And may the exquisite generosity of earth remind us
That loving transformation is possible in every moment.
May we release what binds us and keeps us afraid, so we can step into the fullness of life, offering our gifts and our bounty.
When we begin the Seder the matzah is lechem oni—the bread of affliction.
By the middle of the Seder the matzah has become the afikomen—the dessert—what we seek and what we long for.
Each moment we pause to embrace each other and the world with love, our hearts open a way into the expanse.
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Notice what nourishes the system
And what causes agitation.
Who knows?
Perhaps it is for this very moment that you are here. (Esther 4:14)
Draw close, the Presence calls,
I am vast beyond knowing
And as intimate as each breath.
The Mishkan has been fashioned with gifts of awe and generosity
And the awareness that what we have to offer is enough.
In the midst of fear,
In the grip of doubt and mistrust,
Even here,
There is a place for you with me.
I place upon my heart:
Trust and faith,
Strength and Courage,
Love and truth.
Seven times every 19 years, an extra month of Adar is added to the Jewish calendar to keep the holidays and festivals in their seasons.
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As the world slowly returned,
We saw the One revealed within and among us,
We saw the One in all.
Their journeys bring us to the sea again and again,
Instructing us to pause, to stop,
And then, with fierce willingness,
To step together
Toward the shores of the unknown.
Their journeys bring us to the sea again and again,
Instructing us to pause, to stop,
And then, with fierce willingness,
To step together
Toward the shores of the unknown.
Shema Veahafta—Listen and Love
Listen as you wrestle with life.
Listen as you feel into your relationship with all being.
Listen into the oneness of all that is.
I am here within, between and among you
I am Possibility, Transformation, Strength.
Wherever you are, there I am.
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