I still find myself thinking constantly about all those who are grievously ill in our community - but at least I feel I have the balance again.
Grandparents Shabbat was great - just watching generations interact and share - is truly a joy. We also had a Simchat Habat (Celebration of a Daughter) this Saturday and I do love baby namings. We even had an incredible Healing Service Sunday Night - great sharing, incredible energy, and abysmal turnout. I have another Simchat Habat this weekend and one more planned for May after the April birth.
I learned as child that death and sickness are a part of life. How we cope with the sadness and pain of life says a lot about who we are as human beings. But we do need to find the balance - to see the light in the middle of all the darkness and clouds.
At the Healing Service I taught a piece from Nancy Fuchs-Kreimer about clouds. Last Shabbat's Torah portion, Vayahkel-Pikuday, has the cloud traveling with Israel and descending on the Tabernacle. God is "inside" the cloud and yet there is a kind of uncertainty about the Presence. That's true also in the clouds of life - the uncertainty. We're not sure what tomorrow will bring - it may be better, it could be worse. Are we moving into greater darkness, frozen in limbo or moving toward the light? I like this metaphor of clouds. There are days when there is overcast. There are days when the light peaks through. And there are days when the sun shines brilliantly. But most days have at least some cloudiness. That's life.
Even in the cloud though - God's Presence can be experienced. Sometimes that's almost impossible to do. But God is even in the cloud - and in hard times, it is good to remember that not only is God everywhere - but God's light and love can be experienced any time.
Grandparents Shabbat was great - just watching generations interact and share - is truly a joy. We also had a Simchat Habat (Celebration of a Daughter) this Saturday and I do love baby namings. We even had an incredible Healing Service Sunday Night - great sharing, incredible energy, and abysmal turnout. I have another Simchat Habat this weekend and one more planned for May after the April birth.
I learned as child that death and sickness are a part of life. How we cope with the sadness and pain of life says a lot about who we are as human beings. But we do need to find the balance - to see the light in the middle of all the darkness and clouds.
At the Healing Service I taught a piece from Nancy Fuchs-Kreimer about clouds. Last Shabbat's Torah portion, Vayahkel-Pikuday, has the cloud traveling with Israel and descending on the Tabernacle. God is "inside" the cloud and yet there is a kind of uncertainty about the Presence. That's true also in the clouds of life - the uncertainty. We're not sure what tomorrow will bring - it may be better, it could be worse. Are we moving into greater darkness, frozen in limbo or moving toward the light? I like this metaphor of clouds. There are days when there is overcast. There are days when the light peaks through. And there are days when the sun shines brilliantly. But most days have at least some cloudiness. That's life.
Even in the cloud though - God's Presence can be experienced. Sometimes that's almost impossible to do. But God is even in the cloud - and in hard times, it is good to remember that not only is God everywhere - but God's light and love can be experienced any time.
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