Thursday, September 24, 2020 – 6 Tishrei 5781
Ha’azinu: Deuteronomy 32:1 – 32:52
Moses is allowed to see the land with his own eyes, but he shall not cross here.
If you are attached to how you ought to be or should have been, you close off the channel to the unique spirit that is within you. (Intention, p. 41)
Friday, September 25, 2020 – 7 Tishrei 5781
Ha’azinu: Deuteronomy 32:1 – 32:52
Thank God for the courage to think innovatively, to feel unique, to speak with conviction, to act differently. (Harmony, p. 186)
Saturday, September 26, 2020 – 8 Tishrei 5781 – Shabbat Shuva
Ha’azinu: Deuteronomy 32:1 – 32:52
This is Shabbat Shuva, the “Sabbath of Returning,” which falls on the shabbat between Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur. It is a time for reflection and repentance.
On the deepest level, whether you are aware of it or not, forgiveness has already occurred. It is waiting for anger and shame to subside in order to be recognized. (Compassion, p. 139)
Sunday, September 27, 2020 – 9 Tishrei 5781 – Erev Yom Kippur
Vezot Habracha: Deuteronomy 33:1 – 34:12
This is Erev Yom Kippur, the chant of Kol Nidre to release all vows, and know forgiveness.
Return is known in Hebrew as teshuvah. As you let go of mistakes, you return to your own divine nature, to the uniqueness of who you are, and above all, to reunion with an unconditionally loving God. (Compassion, p. 136)
Monday, September 28, 2020 – 10 Tishrei 5781 – Yom Kippur
Vezot Habracha: Deuteronomy 33:1 – 34:12
“In the seventh month, on the tenth day of the month, you shall do no manner of work….for on this day, atonement shall be made for you to cleanse you of all your sins….”
In the process of forgiveness, you have the opportunity to witness, reflect, accept, let go, empty, open, and regenerate. Forgiveness is not so much for another as it is for you. For-giving is opening the generosity of your spirit and the wisdom of your understanding to a life that holds the truth of many interchanging and interconnecting forms of reality. (Compassion, p. 141)
Tuesday, September 29, 2020 – 11 Tishrei 5781
Vezot Habracha: Deuteronomy 33:1 – 34:12
The spiritual ladder has four rungs on which you step into the four worlds of experience. The lower rung is the physical world. The next is the emotional world, where dreams begin. The third rung is the intuitive world, where imagination is sparked. And on the fourth, you step into the world of pure emanation and light, where all things are possible. (Intention, p. 56)
Wednesday, September 30, 2020 – 12 Tishrei 5781
Vezot Habracha: Deuteronomy 33:1 – 34:12
Moses dies at 120 years old, “his eyes were undimmed and his vigor unabated.”
There is an Infinite Source of energy available to you. This energy comes from the Divine influx that permeates everything in the universe and is the source of all matter. Like electricity, it is always there. It is contained until it is released. All you have to do is flip the switch, turn it on, and release the flow. (Intention, p. 46)
