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Where are you in your life? So many years and days of those allotted to you have passed, and how far have you gotten in your life? ~Rabbi Shneur Zalman
So teach us to count our days,
so that we will become wise.
Return, Adonai! How long must it go on?
Take pity on your servants!
Fill us at daybreak with your love,
so that we can sing for joy as long as we live.
Let our joy last as long as the time you made us suffer,
for as many years as we experienced trouble.
Show your deeds to your servants
and your glory to their children.
May the favor of Adonai our God be on us,
prosper for us all the work that we do―
yes, prosper the work that we do.
~Psalm 90:12-17 (CJB)~
Every year, on Rosh Hashanah . . . we recognize that the Lord, our God, is King, and we acknowledge His dominion over the world . . .
[We are also reminded] that our lives, and everything that we hold dear to us, hang by a single thread held by the Master of the universe. In the blink of an eye, it could all disappear. That's why we cry. Yet our brokenness leads to wholeness when we pray to God, asking that He bless us for yet another year. We remember that He is our loving Father and that He will answer our prayers . . .
[The short blasts of the shofar] are reminiscent of an alarm clock, and their purpose is to awake us from our slumber . . . Once a year we make it a point to wake up and remember that we are here for a specific purpose. During the High Holy Days, we reassess our lives and make any necessary changes.
(The above is an excerpt from the YouVersion devotional "A Season of Repentance")
May your name be inscribed for a good year!
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Beautiful!
ReplyDeleteThank you for this insight into Rosh Hashanah. I need to learn more about it.
ReplyDeleteAt the beginning of each World Prayer Network facebook meeting, the shofar is sounded. It is a call to acknowledge God, his righteous holiness.
ReplyDeleteKym, I appreciate hearing about Rosh Hashanah. Thank you for sharing your insights and encouragement with Sweet Tea & Friends this month sweet friend.
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