Friday, April 1, 2011

April's Fool Day

It is erev Shabbat: I am broke, except for $8.64. I am alone, there is no one to light the Shabbat candles, and there is no challah for the Sabbath Table...and the mocking irony of the day is not abated by my tears--- What to do...?? (See Chapter 1 of "What to do" earlier in Journal) 1 Cor. 2:14 The natural man does not receive the gifts of the Spirit of God, for they are foolishness to him... What to do...?? Send a "Shabbat Shalom" to the One you love! Send a "Come Quickly" to the Sabbath Queen, your Bride! And eat your Bread---feasting for it is His Table in the Wilderness... And drink your cup---rejoicing for such is the Kingdom of Israel, your inheritance... For His "Chesed", that is steadfast love (and the Hebrew includes goodness, kindness, benevolence, charity...) endures forever: these are the gifts of the Spirit of God the natural man deems foolishness. The world's gifts of the same name are quite different! So the world or natural man sees God's gift of the Sabbath as foolishness, especially if it is a day of brokeness, no bread, no candles, no money... Are you hearing the same "You are a fool...?" His (and my, and your?) answer to April's Fool Day: Shabbat Shalom, Ahuvi! Come Quickly, HaMalka HaShabbat! Come Quickly, Calah sheli!

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