I am the Messiah

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Redemption.

A word that has inspired, created strong feelings of longing, driven people to extreme action, caused frustration and hope and left people in disappointed despair.

I've got news for you. I'm tired of waiting for a Messiah to save the world.
Come to think of it, I'm tired of feeling that the world needs to be saved.
All I know is that there's a man here that is just as complex as the entire universe who is comprised of light and dark, body and soul. Who has a piece of God inside of him and all of humanity coursing through his veins.
I have no control over the world but I have control over this man/universe and I have every intention of being his Messiah.
I will engage demons, conquer forbidding lands and free suffering children.
I will also fall, but I will always get right back up stronger than before.
I will love and accept myself and my newfound freedom and in turn love the world around me.
I will conquer death by conquering her terror.
I am no longer awaiting a superman like figure to come flying on a donkey to save my sorry soul.

Redemption.

A word that inspires hope and courage.
But most of all. A call to action.

Perhaps this is what the Talmud means by "Ein Ben David Ba'ah Elah B'hesech Hadaas"
Moshiach will only come when everyone forgets about him.
Yes...forget about externals.
There's a Messiah inside everyone of us.
There is a world that awaits redemption.
Inside every one of us.


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Shir Hashirim

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Through passages back into time
I row back to the spring of our love
for the elixir has lost it's shine
I am still the one
.....that caught your eye

I am female vessel...
(.....shatter prone)
to your strength to your desire
I am worthy...
by virtue
......of love alone

my heart and my soul..the closer I get
to the moonlit night..that you first...
quickens...as the oars gently
.....break the silence
with cool waters desire

fill me with love...steady..steady
love..so that I may overflow
so that I may be ready
....to fearlessly search
the labyrinth of my soul
..................for you
female vessel...waiting
for my...strength and desire

...and I am tied to
the abandoned pier
..steady......steady






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fall...get up..celebrate

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Rosh Chodesh Nisan was the day that the Mishkan (tabernacle) was erected in the dessert, and it was cause for great celebration at the time.
If one steps back and views the broader picture it would seem odd that this was be cause for joy.
Just weeks earlier the Jewish people accepted the Torah on Mt Sinai and reached a level of perfection that the world had not seen since before Adam sinned. The entire world was the Holy of Holies and death was conquered.
Then came the Golden Calf and the ensuing colossal spiritual collapse.
Suddenly all that was gone.
It would seem that the Mishkan should be a reason for sadness and regret. For reflecting on what was just lost.
What kind of consolation is that?

I think a beautiful idea lies here.

If someone suffers a spiritual fall, it's very easy for that person to get discouraged and to dwell on what was or what could have been. In reality this is self defeating behavior, because the ultimate goal is to find God and one can find Him no matter on what level he may find himself.
We understand that if someone thinks and schemes about committing a theft but never goes ahead with his plan then there are no consequences to contend with.
But if someone actually commits a theft, no matter how much true repentance and remorse is present, there will still be consequences because of his actions.
It is up to the person to embrace these consequences and gain a sense of freedom and redemption through them.
Accepting a new reality, instead of regretting the loss of what was.

When the Jews sinned with the Eigel they were suddenly faced with a new reality.
Instead of the Shechina filling the world, she was to be confined into a finite dwelling.
But ultimately Hashem showed us that even in this new reality I'm giving you opportunities for you to find me and cling to me. This was a cause of great celebration.
The message to us was and is...
Forget what was..dont miss a beat..the mission has not changed an iota.



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