Elul Challenge Day 11: Tefilah/Reflect
Post or draw a picture of a place that makes you feel grateful.
When the prophet Hosea talks about teshuvah, repentance, he says: “Return O Israel to Adonai your God…”(Hosea 14:2). The question that follows was no different today than it was those centuries ago—asking how we might do that. Our tradition offers so many answers, so many different paths that teshuvah can take. Rabbi Yoshi shared them with us last week; we will share them together in our prayers and reflections for these High Holy Days.
Hosea’s answer, though, may inspire us to start with gratitude. After imploring us to return, he teaches: “Say to God: accept what is good…we will pay the offering of our lips.” Rabbi Henry Glazer suggests this understanding of Hosea’s words: “See the giftedness and beauty of life, cultivate this awareness and the inner attitude of gratefulness.”
So, this week—begin with gratitude and see where it brings you.
— Rabbi Sari Laufer
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