Sha-bat, Shevat 23, 6002 – February 10, 2018
Our Actions Matter
It is true that those around us are impacted by the actions we take. Recently a friend of mine was trying to be more a part of the”Men’s Group” at his place of fellowship. The group planned a meeting where they would see a movie and then have a manly meal of “eating steak” where they could discuss the movie. The movie is not a faith based movie, but it shows heroes in true life. My friend, being a man in his 60’s and a person that is only eating vegetables at this time, thought he would go to be a part of the group, and he could just eat salad. Then a meeting was held the weekend before the event where it was discovered that someone could not make it on the 1st day (Sunday) afternoon. The alternative discussed was at the end of the Sabbath. The tentative location decided upon was two hours one way from my friends house, with a tentative start time for the movie at 7PM. This means their meal would be fairly late and end even later, followed by a two hour drive home even later for my friend. Later in the week when he brought it up to one of the leaders of the group that this was really late for him to be driving home, he was told that this was the preferred time and date.
My question is this to you my readers, as I have pondered this myself – How should my friend feel about this situation?
The question is put forth as a talking point, a matter for both philosophical and ecumenical discussion. It is not a judgment. Like my friend, I too have used this event to think about how the things I say and do impact those around me. Our actions matter. David wrote a song to our Father that they sung as a group on the way to worship in Jerusalem three times a year.
Psalms 133 A Song of degrees of David.
1 Behold, how good and how pleasant it is for brethren to dwell together in unity!
2 It is like the precious ointment upon the head, that ran down upon the beard, even Aaron’s beard: that went down to the skirts of his garments;
3 As the dew of Hermon, and as the dew that descended upon the mountains of Zion: for there the Lord commanded the blessing, even life for evermore.
Today on this Sabbath, I pray for my friend, and those that attend the movie, that YAH ministers to them all.
Prayer
Father, we exalt You. You alone are King. Praise the name YAH! Let Your kingdom come in the hearts of men. Let Your will be done here as automatically it is in heaven – the sun rises and sets, the moon rules the dark, and the heavens declare Your glory. Send us today Your provision such that it miraculously can overflow to those around us. Forgive us our trespasses and transgressions, and help us all to forgive those that have trespassed or transgressed against us. Wipe away the memories and the thoughts of the evil done to us or by us. In their place let there be only thoughts and memories of You, Father, and the love You show toward us all. We are but human, Father, and we need to have Your ways in our hearts and minds that we might act as You act and say what You say. Let us be more like You, more than just human, but ambassadors for love and mercy and truth. Let us heal and not wound, provide and not take away, build up and not tear down, that all men might know YAH is still King! Send in quickly the $424.523.962.53 that we might promote your kingdom here in the hearts and minds of mankind. Restore unto Your people one thousandfold all the good that has been taken or held back in any way from Your people, and the more besides. We ask all these things in the name of our Messiah Yeshuah (Jesus). We ask all these things of You, Father, in Your name YAH. We ask all these things in the name YAH Yeshuah. Amen.