Friday, August 26, 2011

Re'eh~To see the Blessing

Tonight begins a Shabbat of recognizing that we have a choice--we can choose to remember and acknowledge the blessings in our life and live with sense of gratitude or we can choose to focus on what we do not have, to live with resentment, to allow our fear to guide us and let it get in the way of becoming the person we are really meant to be..... A pre Elul Shabbat! 


It is difficult to remember blessings when we are in the midst of challenge, sadness, depression, self-hate.... it is so hard to 'get up', sometimes.   When i am struggling with 'getting up', I often repeat/chant the phrase 'rabbah emunatecha'.  Rabbah Emunatecha, the last few words of the morning blessing Modeh/ah Ani, is translated as"Your faithfulness is great" or, as I learned from Shefa Gold, "how great is Your faith in me."   Rabbah Emmunatecha is a phrase that reminds us that a) we are created in the divine image and therefore innately good.  b) that even though we might not see or even be aware of our blessings, we can still be grateful  and c) even during moments when we feel inadequate, inconsequential, inept, this is mostly just the ego 'talking' and that indeed there is an Eternal Power in the universe, there is a truth that is greater then we are and it can pull us up from the trenches.  it is a truth (an inner-truth perhaps) that calls to us and let's us know that we are good, holy and are loved just they way we are! 



Rabbah Emmunatecha How great is Your faith in me! May we be blessed with seeing the goodness and divine sparks that rest deep with us.  




Shabbat Shalom.

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