Fear and Hope
Inside the human heart is fear.
There is also hope.
The two wrestle constantly, like Jacob and his God.
Sometimes one prevails. Sometimes the other.
The struggle is sometimes silent, other times loud.
But it is constant - fear, hope, fear, hope.
Flashes of light and shadow twirling inside us all the time.
It is so much easier when there is love.
When love is in your life
It becomes the context for it all.
Love is the measure of a life well lived,
It is the beacon of possibility.
When you love, the fear is less harsh,
Hope a bit stronger.
Love each other.
Rabbi Karyn Kedar, The Bridge to Forgiveness
Baruch Ata Adonai Elo-hei-nu me-lech ha-olam a-sher ke-d-sha-nu b- mitz-vo-tav, v-tzi-va-nu al s-fi-rat ha-omer.
Praised be you Adonai our God who rules the Universe instilling within us the holiness of mitzvot by commanding us to count the Omer.
Today is the twenty-seventh day of the Omer.