Monday, July 10, 2017

Themes from the Yitro portion in Exodus

Themes from the Yitro portion in Exodus

A fountain of blessings is God, says Jethro
Who frees you from the hand of Pharaoh (control by the ego)

Draw up from within yourself the capable one 
Humbled before the vastness, who loves straight-forwardness
Let this, your nobility, govern you through all seasons of life

The mountain is trembling. God is descending in fire                      Ex: 19.18
Everything’s shaking (and so are we, can’t move, can’t talk)

The sound is getting louder and louder (enter the silence in its center and hear)
I am the Lord your God who brings you out of bondage
Out of the straits, out of narrow-mindedness

On the seventh day celebrate the oneness
Bring honor to your parents (and teachers with an honorable life)

Make an earthen altar (Make an altar of this earth)