In the minds of many, prayer is often a request. The supplicant desires good health, a favorable outcome, success, financial security, peace on earth, or another in a litany of human desires. Some sublime, like equality and prosperity for all. Some not so elevated, like bad fortune for an enemy. Different people make contradicting requests,Continue reading “PRAYER: PETITION OR MEDITATION?”
Category Archives: 3. My Sinai
DOES GOD KNOW THE FUTURE?
The material world is defined by its borders, edges, and limits. Everything we can observe, or experience, is confined. From the forces that determine the movements of galaxies to the size of an electron, it can be defined in space and time. Time itself has restrictions. The wholly spiritual is without boundary. We can describeContinue reading “DOES GOD KNOW THE FUTURE?”
SPIRITUAL AND MATERIAL SYMBIOSIS
We live in a physical world. It is apparent to our senses. It is logical and can be manipulated. We learn this logic and use our knowledge to adjust the environment to meet our needs and desires. Then we learn how to deal with the consequences of our actions. We are part of another world. Continue reading “SPIRITUAL AND MATERIAL SYMBIOSIS”
YOU WILL FEAR THE LORD
“These are the commandments I give you this day, you will fear the Lord.” In the fifth book of the Torah, the people are given this message. What does it mean to ‘Fear the Lord”? are we supposed to obey a deity – or anyone else – that we are afraid of? How can weContinue reading “YOU WILL FEAR THE LORD”
KORACH IMAGINES THE PATH TO SPIRITUALITY
God has the ideal perspective on how to bridge the path from the physical to the spiritual. Being 100% spiritual, the Deity exists at the endpoint of this connection. As in many things, once you have experienced the goal, you know that it is attainable. Then you can set your sights backward to discern theContinue reading “KORACH IMAGINES THE PATH TO SPIRITUALITY”
THE GOLDEN CALF AND GOD’S DECISIONS
In the Book of Shemot (Exodus), Parashah Ki Tisa, the People (the Children of Israel leaving Egypt) build a Golden Calf. This may have many symbolic meanings. It could be they were fearful that Moses was gone or that they would be unable to communicate with God. The Golden Calf incident provokes God’s judgement thatContinue reading “THE GOLDEN CALF AND GOD’S DECISIONS”
CHOOSE LIFE
In the fifth book of the Torah (Devarim or Deuteronomy), Moses is giving his final instructions to the People. He tells them to “Choose life.” This exhortation is preceded by the choices of “the life and the good, versus the death and the evil.” It is about “life and death, [or] blessing and curse.” Continue reading “CHOOSE LIFE”
YOU WILL FEAR THE LORD
“These are the commandments I give you this day, you will fear the Lord.” In the fifth book of the Torah, the people are given this message. What does it mean to ‘Fear the Lord”? Are we supposed to obey a deity – or anyone else – that we are afraid of? How can weContinue reading “YOU WILL FEAR THE LORD”
YOU WILL LOVE THE LORD
In the Torah, in the Book of Devarim, Chapter 6: Verse 5, we are commanded as follows: “You wall love the Lord, your God, with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your might.” Every word in this sentence has many interpretations. The entire sentence has multiple meanings. The word “love” hasContinue reading “YOU WILL LOVE THE LORD”
SPIRITUAL RECOVERY FROM CHILDBIRTH
In the book of Vayikra, otherwise known as Leviticus, in parashah Tazria, the laws of childbirth and purification are given. When a woman gives birth to a child, the delivery is traumatic on many levels. It is physically and emotionally taxing. There are many adjustments to the quick changes that are happening in her body. Continue reading “SPIRITUAL RECOVERY FROM CHILDBIRTH”
Health and Spirit by Dr. Jack Zoldan 