In the middle of Yaakov’s final words to his children, he suddenly turns to God in prayer with three words, לישועתך קויתי ה , leyeshuatekha kiviti Hashem, “I hope for your salvation, O Lord” ( Genesis 49:18). In this meditation, we consider how hope in divine deliverance might aid us in the midst of our daily struggles, frustrations, stuckness and despair.
Sources (in the order they appear in the meditation):
Gensis 49:18
Rashi on Genesis 47:28
Genesis 49:1-28
Genesis 1:9 (creation of dry land)
Breshit Rabbah 98:13
Psalm 27:14
Rashi on 49:18
Judges 16:18-30
Psalm 130:5-6
Netivot Shalom, Vayechi, Leyeshuatekha Kiviti Hashem
*Math problem analogy is from Mary O’Malley, “The Gift of Our Compulsions: The Healing Power of Questions”
