A tremendous week. This week has
brought forward so many chapters and verses of the Holy Word that I
cannot even begin to bring them all into thought. My mind is running
rampant with all kinds of stuff. For one, I think much about “‘do
I really have great faith in my Father? How trusting am I to let go
and “let God”? ‘
So, in the midst of all this going on
in the world (I will not speak about the atrocities in Connecticut or
China), we have Worship Week. What a fantastic time for all to come
together and focus only on our Father, YHVH Elohim. Yes, I was
reluctant. For those who do not know: we gave the keys to the
sanctuary over to those whom we do not know and entrusted them to be
worthy of praising His name in our tent of meeting; The
Peregrinnatti. They will facilitate for one full week. We accepted
their credentials based upon the word of some who know us and we
believe know them. It was a meeting of the Spirit. It turns out to
be Divine Appointment!
This week, we, my wife and I, did as we
were told to do. We asked how can we help bring this week of worship
to fruition and we were told , “Nothing. Just come and worship”.
My faith and my trust are being tested. I am very protective of the
flock. Yet, I somehow kept being told, let it be. It will all work
out. I let it go…with much consternation. So, I did as told, and
it is as said! I am so thankful the Father held me in check to
experience worship from days of my old school brought into the new
school. My eyes are still wet.
Please permit me to just say a few
words about “us”. “Us”, that is you and me. We are so very
similar. If we were dissimilar, we would not be here at this moment.
You know and I know that the problem
with this country, the United States of America, comes from turning
our back on YHVH (G-d). The greater problem is; we, the believers in
the peace and sanctity of the Almighty, are too reserved and hesitant
to stand up, shout up and declare the strength and majesty of our
Creator.
I had a discussion this evening with
someone who is very intelligent; well educated and very rational at
most times. I have known this person for more than thirty years.
One of those who just knows so much about everything you wonder how
he has the time to be so informed. But He Is! I respect this.
This educated person firmly believes
that we, you and I, do not deserve to be here because of how this
country came into being. He does not want to hear that we learned
early on and repented for the way we came on board. And that became
the foundation for our Constitution.
In fact, he does not accept that this
country was founded on Judeo-Christian philosophy as an outreach for
repentance for how we came about. He fails to accept that the
founders were “not running from” but were “running to”. This
is how the Constitution came into being.
This is what bothers me. I hate to
see, hear or even think about any form of suffering in this world.
It is not that I have not known suffering, (been around the world
four times, visited most free countries and some not so free, career
military, and not to mention my childhood, etc. ) What dismays me is
the insistence of the people of this free world to be so quick to
find excuses for every type of antisocial behavior.
How did I get on this topic? That’s
easy – the Spirit within me wants me to focus on Him and so I focus
on the children. The children have been called. He has the power to
take them away from any further harm. When will I learn that YHVH,
Elohim, the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, will have His way? When
will we all learn that our El is a loving El; it is we, who stand in
the way of the relationship! Yes, I mourn for children taken so
early. I also relish in the thought that our Father has spared them
for the trials and tribulations of the end of times. Elohim, YHVH,
please bless their souls and comfort them as they gather to be called
unto You. Thank You Father; thank You for permitting me to be called
unto You.
And please forgive me for digressing
and bringing up the Connecticut and China atrocities. Let me now get
back to the “lost in worship” feeling with the Peregrinnatti, and
this week of nothing but worship. Oh how easy it is to be
distracted. Father, is that why you brought these traveling
worshippers in to our lives? Thank You for the tremendous blessing.
Thank You for placing Your arms around us one and all.
Time to head back to Shul and more
spiritual growth.
B’shem Y’shua haMashiach, Amein and
Amein!
Pinchas,
aka Frankly speaking all the
time.