This has been a rough week. Between working 4 closing nights in a row (including one very busy night with no help), the emotionally charged days of July 4th and 5th, and learning about Howard’s death (the first death I’ve had to process since Dad’s), I’m exhausted.
But…
We got up this morning and read our Torah portion. We read about the Israelites coming into the Promised land, crossing over the Jordan River and finally getting their inheritance. Finally. After 40long years, and several battles, the children of Israel were home. YHVH shows his faithfulness and keeps his word, once again. We have this promise to stand on, that YHVH will always keep his word.
After our Torah portion we put in some praise music and enjoyed the peaceful environment that always creates.
A good sabbath.
It seems that no matter what our Torah portion is about, there is always something in it that corresponds to our current life situation. I can see several parallels here. YHVH is faithful, even when we are not. He even keeps our end of the bargain through Yeshua. And when we are not faithful, we have the ability to turn from our evil-doing, and there he is, faithfully waiting. (this is not license to do evil, but his mercy and grace). We do the best we can with what we have at times.
This Torah portion mentions Caleb (Kaleb) a few times. I always enjoy the portions with Caleb in them. Caleb was faithful. His faith is an inspiration to us all. Even in the face of giants, Caleb was faithful, along with Joshua (Yehoshua).
I wish I were more like Caleb and Joshua. I wish that my faith wouldn’t waiver in the face of giants. But it does. I’m human. I make wrong decisions. I do the best I can with what I have, and I walk on.
Alaska on my mind... 