Poet Rabbi
Leviticus 19: 1-18(?)
5/5/12
We are sacred. In God's image.
It takes us time to grow into this state of being. Sometimes we have to leave things alone, let them gestate, grow small, then bigger, then bear fruit, then offer this bounty to God, to abundance, to the dreams we all carry. THEN, after all that patience and gratitude, only then do we eat the fruits of the seeds we planted long ago.
We have rules to follow. Specific do's and don'ts, consequences and rewards, sorrows and joys, harshness, bitterness, and sweetness as we grow together, but the edges blur as we grow and we leave them be, for at the edges of our being are the outliers who haven't found their place yet, the pieces of ourselves we haven't yet accepted, haven't yet integrated, the strangers in ourselves and in our midst. We offer them (and us) the edges of our abundance, amid our fears and nightmares, our faults and demons, and we offer them -- individually and communally -- the opportunity to eat and be full, find their moment of plenty, hopefully shine our light by just leaving these edges for them, hoping they/we will find peace to heal hunger, comfort to counter shame, hope to challenge the moments of doubt, right action to transform what has come before that was misaligned.
And we stand together as sacred, in God's image, a community serving God, following and learning and discovering the actions and words that lead to holiness and joy, not reaching for every single last drop, but sliding into wholeness, happiness and contented, generous peace.
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