Thursday, September 17, 2020 – 28 Elul 5780
Vayeilech: Deuteronomy 31:1 – 31:30
Courage and open-heartedness live in your visions of benevolence and holiness, your acts of compassion and love, your perseverance toward strength and discernment. With courage and open-heartedness, your life increases in meaning and your contribution in this world extends beyond your time in this space. (Harmony, p. 184)
Friday, September 18, 2020 – 29 Elul 5780 – Erev Rosh Hashanah
Vayelech: Deuteronomy 31:1 – 31:30
Who shall be written in God’s Book of Life…..
Today and every day, you stand before God, who unconditionally loves, approves, and accepts you for being just who you are. You are holy. When you stand before God open, vulnerable, aware, and conscious of your commitment to journey the path ahead in the uniqueness of who you are, God supports, assists, and guides you. (Nobility, p. 298)
Saturday, September 19, 2020 – 1 Tishrei 5781 – Rosh Hashanah I
Vayelech: Deuteronomy 31:1 – 31:30
The Lord told Moses, “In the seventh month, on the first day of the month, you shall observe complete rest, a sacred occasion commemorated with loud blasts.”
The shofar is symbolic of the voice of God heard at the revelation at Sinai. It is the symbol of awakening to the end of jealousies, fears, doubts, and insecurities in the name of God. It is the sound of awakening to the spark of God that resides in every atom of creation, in every breath of the human, in every vision of the universe. (Strength, p. 161)
Sunday, September 20, 2020 – 2 Tishrei 5781 – Rosh Hashanah II
Ha’azinu: Deuteronomy 32:1 – 32:52
We read the Akedah, the binding of Isaac.
The word “sacrifice” does not mean to do without; it means to make sacred, to lift toward a higher purpose. In Hebrew, the word for sacrifice is karbon (plural: karbonot), meaning “to draw nearer” to God. It is a gift of a quality or matter within yourself that you offer as a way of ascending close to the Source, or serving a more meaningful purpose in your life. (Strength, p. 160)
Monday, September 21, 2020 – 3 Tishrei 5781
Ha’azinu: Deuteronomy 32:1 – 32:52
“I make this covenant, with its sanctions, not with you alone, but….with those who are not with us here this day.”
The energy that you exert now in the thoughts you are thinking can be accessed in multiple realities, manifested in numerous locations, and utilized throughout all time. (Nobility, p. 301)
Tuesday, September 22, 2020 – 4 Tishrei 5781
Ha’azinu: Deuteronomy 32:1 – 32:52
Moses blesses the Israelites as he bids them farewell.
When your words are bound to their root in heaven, they speak what is essential. To assist in staying mindful of your actions and speech, you may recite prayers or invoke your own blessings. (Glory, p. 260)
Wednesday, September 23, 2020 – 5 Tishrei 5781
Ha’azinu: Deuteronomy 32:1 – 32:52
In silence, you can glide between listening to the words and witnessing the energy behind the words. There is less need for approval and more compassion for others. The pressure to perform for others is diminished, and the desire to receive from God is increased. In silence, you are able to hear the inner voice of God speaking to you. (Intention, p. 49)
