Grief and Powerlessness – those seem to be the overriding emotions of the day. It’s easy to feel grief stricken and powerless. Between The Coronavirus, The injustice and recent murders in our country, The riots and looting. That overall feeling of...
How do we find power? That is a great question. Like many of you who have written in, I too feel a sense of powerless in these unprecedented times. It’s scary to feel powerless. Ultimately, lack of power is our problem, so we have to find a power greater than we,...
It was a hard week. I really wanted to hug my congregants. Having returned from Sabbatical, it was natural that people wanted to give me a hug. Hugging, and appropriate touch, is one of my love languages. [https://www.5lovelanguages.com] I did a funeral last week and...
There’s a story in the Torah, (Old Testament or Hebrew Bible) about a minor character that is a great metaphor on how to relax when times are hard. The story is about Hagar who is Sarah’s handmaiden. Sarah who was infertile, gave Hagar to her husband Abraham so they...
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