Yom Sheni, Adar 23, 6005 – March 8, 2021
Building Self And Others
It seems obvious to me these days that there are certain things in life that come to the forefront. With these things we can be content. Food, clothing, shelter, sex – all of these seem to be essential too a happy life. Overall, I believe there is a certain amount of unhappiness or dissatisfaction that we are trained to believe. It shows up in culture, through songs, films, and TV. Learning to be happy without losing a sense of drive may be a challenge. Something drives us and we search for it our whole lives. But to really help others we must first love ourselves. This is implicit in the words of our Messiah, who quoted Moses.
Mark 12:29 And Jesus answered him, The first of all the commandments is, Hear, O Israel; The Lord our God is one Lord:
30 And thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind, and with all thy strength: this is the first commandment.
31 And the second is like, namely this, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself. There is none other commandment greater than these.
32 And the scribe said unto him, Well, Master, thou hast said the truth: for there is one God; and there is none other but he:
33 And to love him with all the heart, and with all the understanding, and with all the soul, and with all the strength, and to love his neighbour as himself, is more than all whole burnt offerings and sacrifices.
34 And when Jesus saw that he answered discreetly, he said unto him, Thou art not far from the kingdom of God. And no man after that durst ask him any question.
Love yourself.
Prayer
Father, we exalt You. You alone are King. Praise the name YAH! Let Your kingdom come here, and let Your will be done here, on earth as it is in heaven. Send us now Your provision. Forgive us our trespasses and transgressions, and help us all to forgive those that have trespassed or transgressed against us. Deliver us from the temptations, here. Deliver us from evil. I love You. Can I come home now, Father? Can I come home? We ask all these things of You Father King, in the name YAH Yeshuah HaMashiach. Amen.