Engaging w/ Elul August 18, 2013

From the writings of Martin Buber:

Solitude is the place of purification… One cannot in the nature of things expect a little tree that has been turned into a club to put forth leaves. (From Paths in Utopia)… The law is not thrust upon man; it rests deep within him, to waken when the call comes… The ones who count are those persons who— though they may be of little renown— respond to and are responsible for the continuation of the living spirit… The perfection of any matter, the highest or the lowest, touches on the divine… The prophet is appointed to oppose the king, and even more: history.

It becomes our responsibility, in the age when prophecy has ceased, to be that voice.  We must feel a sense of being appointed to oppose when needed.  We must all feel responsible for the continuation of the living spirit.

Make Today a Great Day,

Rabbi Evon