Av to Elul

Late August 2017
Av to Elul

Give the best you have to God
This is an offering with no blemish

Okay, but the immediate questions is
“What is the best we have?”
Music, song, prayer, service, passing along the teachings,
Dancing in the light, helping someone a little,
Baking a pie and sharing it?

Now I hear a tree singing out like a bird
Chirping cheerily during this sunset
(Sunset is a good time to make an offering, says the Torah)

Give the best you have

This book I’ve written, Song of the Torah
I pray this is the best I have
And I’d like to offer it to everyone
Which is an offering to God
At sunset

There’s that bird singing again
From the West this time
Seems like a great eagle is flying overhead
A few more selections from this week’s portion:

Enter the land God is giving you
Settle in it

Pursue justice and righteousness

Bafflement is also an acceptable offering
Listen for wise guidance

The last words I heard my teacher say were
Ask God, “Please make me a good listener.”

Whatsoever your intuition and conscience advise
Do so right away

Walk the middle path
Reign in enlightenment

With your life write your own Torah
Look into these letters daily