Today is the second day of Hanukah and I am trying so hard to be in the world to do my job and work, pay my debts, debts for a secular education to get me where I am from a decision I made years before I decided to be observant, but nonetheless a debt I must pay. At the same time I am torn in my heart, our people struggle against constant death and destruction from the entire world and from within. HaShem is in every single one of us, he is One, yet we are many pieces, we are not one. By our very actions we tear HaShem into pieces but yet he cannot tear, he is forever One. His laws, His ways, His punishments, His love. His ways are defined by ultimately 10 mitzvoth and 13 principles. These 8 days are HaShems way of going against the laws of nature and saying, though you transgress me and sin and fail continuously to return back to me, I am still here, I am still a light to you, my children, can you not see me? Can you not feel my presence?! For 8 days he shined to prove he existed, in the smallest, simplest way possible. Yet to this day we mock that moment, we shun it. We struggle against each other and in turn HaShem to say we know better. I sit here in tears at the thought of a world torn on itself in denial of HaShem, even of my own people, who fight each other to be against HaShem. These are 8 days to remember that HaShem rules all, that he just a breathe away from us, a breathe inside of us, he is The Breathe in us. We dont have to struggle with each other, we have to end our struggle with ourselves, with HaShem, accept Him. How can you know peace otherwise? Faith in HaShem, that He is right, will bring so much end to struggling with each other, but first you have to accept Him. Maybe I am naïve to think that people can do this one simple step first… Chag Sameach Am Yisrael.
Posted on: Thu, 18 Dec 2014 16:36:16 +0000
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