Shemot, שְׁמוֹת Names Ex. 1:1-6:1
I have been thinking about riptides, those powerful currents in the sea that take you further and further away from the shore and from safety. If you fight them and try to swim against them to get back to the shore, you just exhaust yourself and make things worse. The key apparently is to relax […]
ESSAY: Floating Down The River With Moshe (Parashat Shemot) Read More »
In this meditation, we explore the image of Moshe floating down the river to salvation and feel into what it would be like to surrender and trust and let go of navigation and control to that extent, letting the river take us where we need to go. Source: Exodus 2:1-10 Photo by Pixabay at Pexels
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When God first invites Moshe to this new project of redemption, Moshe has a lot of self doubt and objections. But God stays steady and helps him see that ultimately it is not these doubting human parts that will do the job, but God working through Moshe. What would it mean for us to let
ESSAY: On Self Doubt And Letting God In To Do The Work (Parashat Shemot) Read More »
When God first invites Moshe to this new project of redemption, Moshe has a lot of objections. God stays stead with Moshe and helps him see that ultimately it is not these doubting human parts that will do the job, but God working through Moshe. In this meditation, we come into contact without own doubts
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We are not our fires. We are the burning bush that cannot be consumed. (Click image to read more)
ESSAY: Not Consumed By Our Fiery Emotions (Parashat Shemot) Read More »
In this meditation, we look at the image of the burning bush that was not consumed. We become aware of our internal fires of suffering and emotion and we find within them a pont of perfect stillness, like the eye of the storm. We experiment with holding both energies at once, both the raging fire
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Where are they inside you, those abandoned parts of your own self? Invite them in and offer them some bread. This is the divine call of redemption. (Click image to read more)
WOW (Word of the Week): ואיו, “And Where is He?” (Parashat Shemot) Read More »
(Originally published last year) “And he [Moshe] looked and behold the bush was ablaze with fire, but the bush was not consumed.” This vision speaks of a place of invulnerability inside each of us that can withstand any blaze. (Click image to read more)
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Eheyeh asher Eheyeh. I will be what I will be. This is how God tells Moshe to introduce Him to the people of Israel this week. This name of God reminds me of the song: Que sera, seraWhatever will be, will beThe future’s not ours to seeQue sera, sera The implication of “I will be
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Most resources are finite and can be used up. Not so God’s love for us. (Click image to read more)
SHORT ESSAY: No Matter How Low You Sink (Parashat Shemot) Read More »