Two things that struck me in parshah Bereshit was 1st the damage that can be caused by 8085ing*(if you don't get it leave a comment :) words that place doubt in your heart. Just as Chava listened to the Serpent's words, we are in just as much danger of listening to those little thoughts that creep into your mind and say "you'll never make it, you'll never understand just give up, people are just being polite - it sounded terrible!..." etc etc. I don't think I am alone in this. But if we just stop and think how Adam and Chava's action changed the world, isn't it very possible that when we let those thoughts and doubts govern our actions we deprive the world of something great? You see we don't live in a vacuum, what we do and not do ultimately affects others.
2nd was the sanctity of human life. The Talmund(Sanhedrin 37a) says:
"Anyone who destroys a human life is considered as if he had destroyed an entire world, and anyone who preserves a human life is considered to have preserved an entire world".
This is because from one man: Adam came Chava, who became the "mother of all living".
Last week I was blessed to hear a woman tell the story of her grandfather who had survived the holocaust and many other tragedies of the era. He immigrated to Canada alone, married and built his life here. She said when he passed away he left behind over 300 children, grandchildren, and great grandchildren, all who were devoting themselves to HaShem and the Torah. What a legacy because of 1 life!
The holocaust and the events of WWII are ones that are held close to my heart...ones I pray will stay as shrapnel in my side and NEVER forget! But each year in Canada 120,000 lives are not even given the chance to live (That's about 329 a day). In 2008, it was 1.21 million in the U.S.
Over the span of WWII 6 million of our people were brutally murdered, deemed as not having the right to life, being determined as less than human...Today, over the same amount of years, in just Canada and the United States alone, we have deprived life to a greater number of unborn children, labelling them as "less than human"...This is the silent holocaust of our generation...where are the people who are fighting for them?
Gianna Jessen, and Melissa Ohden are two of these millions...but survivors of this holocaust. These are the lives the world would have been deprived of if the abortions performed on them had have been successful.
"A woman of valour, who can find? for her value is far above rubies."-Proverbs 31:10
Last week I had the privilege to stand up for life with my community as well as others around the country in protest of our nation funding this holocaust with our tax dollars. Some might say "forget it! It's just politics. The government is going to do whatever they *#@% well please". But I say: it's not about them, rather it's about me. It's about righteousness, it's about being a voice for those that don't have one. It's about us, the servants of HaShem rising up and saying "no! We won't support that" and doing what is within our grasp to do. Not because we're better than anyone, not because we're more righteous but because the One we serve is righteous! And we have been called to sanctify His Name throughout the earth.
A Million Tears
- © K. Taylor October 15, 2012 All Rights Reserved
a million crys
a million tears
a million voices
that we'll never hear
that we'll never hear
a million girls
a million lies
a million things
they want to hide
they want to hide
so what would you say
if you saw me today
and I was living
I was breathing
and life...was beautiful
and life...was beautiful?
but it got taken away
a million tears
a million crys
a million voices
wondering why
wondering why
millions of dollars
millions of lives
they tried to take it
but no I survived...
but no I survived...
So what would you say
if you saw me today
cause I am living
and I am breathing
and life...is beautiful
and life...is beautiful
this is what would've been taken away
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"every life is beautiful"
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I don't get it... lol.
ReplyDeleteAnd for the record, I'm not just being polite :) And, I'm pretty perceptive, and I can tell you without a shadow of a doubt that HaShem has a calling on your life, and no matter how small of an impact you think you're having, I can assure you that it will reach far beyond what you will expect, and that you'll be one of the humble who shall be exalted. We must never forget that the smallest act of righteousness brings overwhelming joy to the heart of our Heavenly Father, which is why I think the sages were compelled to write things such as how "One hour of repentance and good deeds in This World is better than all the life of the World to Come." (Sipurei Chassidim).
We may not see the fruition of all that we sow in this world, but Yeshua has it all written down in His book :)
May Adonai bless you for the stance that you took and your sanctifying of His Holy Name.
Strongs # 8085 = Sh'ma
ReplyDeletehear with the intent to obey
With G-d's help...L-rd knows I need it!
Ohh... ha, right on.
ReplyDeleteAnd amen! Don't we all! He is our strength in the time of trouble, our refuge in the day of affliction, our help all day long. In Him we can do all things and be those overcomers that Revelation speaks of.