Thursday, September 10, 2020 – 21 Elul 5780
Nitzavim: Deuteronomy 29:9 – 30:20
Moses is now 120 years old, and near the end of his days.
You were born to fulfill a unique destiny as a unique being. Love yourself for your uniqueness. In loving yourself unconditionally, you create an environment of unconditional love in which others can benefit. (Creativity, p. 271)
Friday, September 11, 2020 – 22 Elul 5780
Nitzavim: Deuteronomy 29:9 – 30:20
Moses charges Joshua to be strong as he leads the people of the Promised Land.
As you act with valor and become self-motivated, you affect not only your life, but the lives of all whom you touch and those who are yet to be. Now is not the time to slouch. If you need to, take time to rest and go silent first. Then muster up your strength to move forward toward your goals and upward toward your ordained destiny. (Success, p. 219)
Saturday, September 12, 2020 – 23 Elul 5780
Nitzavim: Deuteronomy 29:9 – 30:20
The Lord tells Moses that after his death, the people will go astray, and God’s Presence will be hidden.
Sometimes you may get carried away in the light, or even in the shadow, and forget that it is the love of God that is encouraging your physical well-being, emotional growth, and spiritual ascendancy. (Compassion, p. 119)
Sunday, September 13, 2020 – 24 Elul 5780
Vayeilech: Deuteronomy 31:1 – 31:30
Pause a moment now, and recall the turning points in your life. Notice the pattern they weave in determining your goals and your destiny. As you remember the milestones of your life, the energy of those events surrounds you as though the events were happening now, outside of time, inside you. The more positive the recall, the more loving the sensations. (Creativity, p. 271)
Monday, September 14, 2020 – 25 Elul 5780
Vayeilech: Deuteronomy 31:1 – 31:30
Moses reminds the Israelites that God is their Father, the One who created them.
Everything is possible when you are born of God. (Creativity, p. 268)
Tuesday, September 15, 2020 – 26 Elul 5780
Vayeilech: Deuteronomy 31:1 – 31:30
Moses instructs Joshua and the people to focus on the words of this Torah, and leave them as a legacy to their children.
The freedom with which you breathe and the ease with which you live is the energy that is passed from you to the next generation. When all else dissipates in time, the energy you place into the world now lives on as part of your eternal legacy. (Creativity, p. 288)
Wednesday, September 16, 2020 – 27 Elul 5780
Vayeilech: Deuteronomy 31:1 – 31:30
God tells Moses to ascend Mount Nebo, to view the land he is forbidden to enter.
There is something that can only be found in one place. It is a great treasure, which may be called the fulfillment of existence. The place where this treasure can be found is the place on which one stands. – Martin Buber (Glory, p. 255)
