Naso, נָשֹׂא

I accept what is here. You, my despair, my anger, my anxiety, you are not a problem. You can be here. I am at peace with you.

Birkat Kohanim, the Priestly Blessing, is an invitation into an alternate divine realm tthat can offer us nourishment as we make our way in this often troubled human world. (Click image to read more)

May God shine God’s face upon you. It is like the face of a parent gazing at a newborn baby. Total delight and amazement and warmth. (Click image to read more)

There is a lot of pain that is surfacing in our world, A lot of injustice and suffering and fear. There also continues to be a current of uncertainty and unease and even confusion. How does a person hold steady amidst it all, without denying either the suffering — of self and other — or