(Wendy Cabell, November 30, 2020, feast day of Saint Andrew the Apostle (above) and Saint Maura of Constantinople. October 22, 2020, during the "Ten days of Teshuva" of the Jewish High Holidays. Image from here.)
Like Flowing Water
(a meditation on Proverbs 21;
for the "Ten Days of Teshuva"*, 2020)
Like flowing water
is the heart of the king
in the hand of the Lord
Who turns it
where He pleases.
Till king-within
sifts,
Thoughtful
Unhurried
Receptive
Now doing,
as walk along
the Stream.
Like flowing water
is the heart of the king
in the hand of the Lord
Who turns it
where He pleases.
Amen.
*From here, "teshuvah -- frequently translated as repentance -- actually means returning. Judaism emphasizes that our essential nature -- the divine spark of the soul -- is good. True repentance is best achieved not through harsh self-condemnation, but through the realization that our deepest desire is to do good, in accordance with the will of G-d."
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