Rosh Hashanah
Shana Tova! Tonight the celebrations of Rosh Hashanah begin. I wanted to get this written all day, but time slipped away and now it is dark - the official beginning of this special holiday. Yes, this is a "Jewish" holiday. It is also known as Feast of Trumpets. Rosh means, "head" Hashanah is "year." This is, "The beginning of the year." The blowing of the shofar is to draw us to repentance and reflection. It is also a celebration of the creation of the world. And, it is in th
God is Good
A song I have been listening to lately is all about "God is Good." Somehow, in the midst of the pain and struggles that we face we have to believe this. Psalm 145:9 Adonai is good to all; his compassion rests on all his creatures. I Chronicles 16:34 Give thanks to Adonai; for he is good, for his grace continues forever. Nehemiah 9:20 You also gave your good Spirit to teach them, did not withhold manna from their mouths and provided them water to quench their thirst. There are
Time...
Esther 4:14 For if you fail to speak up now, relief and deliverance will come to the Jews from a different direction; but you and your father’s family will perish. Who knows whether you didn’t come into your royal position precisely for such a time as this.” Ecclesiastes 3:11 He has made everything suited to its time; also, he has given human beings an awareness of eternity; but in such a way that they can’t fully comprehend, from beginning to end, the things God does. Time a
