Thursday, July 22, 2021

Seeking holy and open space - July 22, 2021

It was always about

Helping people 

Explore their tradition

Examine their values

And find their way. 

It was not about 

Telling them 

How to explore and examine

Or what to think

Or preventing them 

From taking part 

In rituals and leadership

Due to their approach

Their views

Or their opinions.

There was always a possibility

To widen someone else’s horizons

And, for me, to learn something new, 

By keeping a door open

Rather shutting them out. 

This is my life as a rabbi. 

To see religious leaders 

Of my faith or others

Rejecting those out of hand

Who disagree with them 

Is, sadly, not surprising, 

But it is painful.

And, I believe, that the God in whom I believe

And in whom those of a different mind than mine

Claim to believe

Is large enough to encompass us all

To enable us to gain insights from one another

And to bring us together 

Despite what drives us apart. 

Will we ever listen to that voice of the divine

That speaks inside of us 

Seeking to move us closer to the mountain 

And the perspective 

of the Eternal One. 

May we reach that holy space

Soon.  

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