Wednesday, April 11, 2012

A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to Shul





When this blog began, I was asked to simply share my thoughts about life and YHVH in my thoughts as I traveled in a desire to see His face. This past week has been totally breath taking for me. I am not able to tell my thoughts. I can’t remember all that went through my head. Some of the events are ingrained in my thoughts and override so much else. And that is alright with me.

What a blessed Pesach and Passover. But Pesach and Passover are such a deep spiritual experience. I ask, how can I sit here and tell you that it was exhilarating? How can I tell you that I felt the Presence during the Special Presentations? When the “home grown” musicians and singers got together to welcome in the Sabbath with a heartfelt sound of praise that brought me back to how it must have been when people were just moved to worship. No fancy stuff, just heartfelt giving. And when the children and adults joined together for a musical dance and skit routine that had everyone amazed at the interaction of the ages. What a thrill to see the children showing how Torah will overcome evil and then they caught up with the adults and joined the dance without missing a beat! You had to have been there. Next was the Seder meal and the telling of the Exodus. The opportunity for each person, young and old alike to tell the story, in turn, reading from an Haggadah where the text was Words from the Bible, from Genesis to Revelation. The were rare occasions where ‘man’s’ words were inserted for flow and continuity. This was differentiated from Scripture by a change in font style and a leader from the congregation would speak that part. The transition (the 400 years between the Old and the New Testament) was gracefully tied in vocally with the song "Via Dolorosa", again by a member of the congregation. 
 
Oh yes! The food! The food was wonderful and followed the Word for content. Nothing added as has been at so many other Seders with man-made Haggadah’s… Don't get me wrong, I enjoyed the others too. But this one just seemed different…from the very beginning it “felt” different. At the end, for a closing, the guests were asked would they like to sing a closing song to round out the night… and they did! There were no strangers here. The Spirit led and we followed. What a wonderful gathering. We all truly were part of a family. A family that our Father called together to have supper on the back porch and to speak with one another about how it was, what happened, and what’s happening now. Yahshua has made it possible for us to stay together and never take our eyes off YHVH. Yahshua is guiding us back to Torah, the Prophets and our Father, YHVH, Elohim.

On the 18th of Jan, in a Blog entitled “Remember”, I asked: “So, what is this blog all about anyway?Then I got all carried away with trying to actually bring you into my thoughts. I said, that if you read between the lines, you could see that I find some difficulty in communicating with my Creator.” Then I laid it on the line; “Oh how I long for the day when it all comes together and we can transcend the barriers that prevent us from total understanding and cross over and truly become Hebrew and meet with Him and speak with Him and there would be no reason for words for we would know, just know, just really know what He expects of us and we wouldn’t even have to question it…we could meet Him where He is and if we were as versed as we thought we were in the lives of those who spoke to Him such as Abram and Moshe then we would do what is His Will and that would be that, and there would be no blogs such as this….the blog of that day will be titled REMEMBER! And that would be it!..Nothing else to say! The End! REMEMBER! Before it was written, He said REMEMBER!”

This past week I feel as though I came closer than ever to transcending the barriers. The mighty and glorious miracles that unfolded are too numerous to inventory; right down to the couple who somehow were positioned to be the last two readers at the Seder. Not too many people knew that they had planned not to read; she without her glasses and he a bit shy in a new group. But they did read and the Father blessed them with a smooth delivery! No one knew, just the visiting couple and the Father! Yes, Yahshua loves us, and He wants us back in Torah where we all are welcomed.

On Sunday I engaged in a discussion with someone I met during the Seder. Yeah, I actually took time to sit and be with someone….time is on my side right now. I have forgotten how refreshing it is to sit and chat. About nothing in particular but doing as He says…while you’re traveling on the road, when you sit at home, when… (you know the drill……) So we were sharing experiences and ensuring each other that YHVH is in charge, no matter how much we can solve all the problems of the world. This behavior was different for me. I plan to make this a part of my life. In my early days I had no desire for anyone to know me…I wanted to stay lost in the crowd. A lot of this came from insecurity. Anyhow, with the incident of my foot/toe last September, I have been learning. This is not the guy I was. But it is the guy I am. No way would I disclose about me. It is not about me. It is all about Him. So why should I run my mouth about anything but Him. 
 
I’m going to go. I just stopped myself from erasing all this. So, I will say Shalom for now….. Peace, Love and Brotherhood (LOL ..a blast from the past!)  It is Wednesday evening. 
 
Love you all, Shalom Shalom
Pinchas a/k/a Frankly Speaking all the time

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