Nelson Mandela famously said, “May your choices reflect your hopes, not your fears.” He knew that hope offered more promise and possibility than fear, and yet we all can allow fear to guide our deliberations and decisions. This leaves life emptier than it might otherwise be. How can we move toward the growing fullness of … Continue reading From Fear to Fullness
Broadly speaking, Mysticism seeks to cultivate experiences and practices that lead to transforming encounters with the Holy. This pursuit is often portrayed as very spiritual and kind of solo, but sometimes it’s much more practical and highly relational. Aside from the peak experience of great transformation, what does a daily mystic mindset offer?
The Days of Awe in the Jewish Tradition are ones of deep reflection, prayer, atonement and the promise of forgiveness. They are an opportunity for intentional connection to the divine and transformation. In this season we might consider the most intimate and ultimate of questions: who am I, to what or whom am I accountable, how shall I … Continue reading Sealed/To Be Revealed: A High Holy Day Service
