The holiness of Shabbat
depends on every individual.
And the essence of that holiness is joy.
Be joyful and good hearted.
Put your whole self into Shabbat.
No part of me is left outside.
Compose your own songs and prayers.
We constantly sing a new song
through our deepening awareness of the Infinite Presence.
Everything you can share with the Unknowable Mystery
will build another dimension
to your relationship with the Divine
and to your life on this planet.
Nishmat Kol Hai.
The soul of every living being
shall bless Your Name
and bless the spirit of all flesh.
And we became a speaking soul.
The Israelites were told to keep
The letters from aleph to tav.
And so the sanctity of Shabbat will be drawn
into our letters and our speech.
With our prayers we lift up all creation,
elevating everything to the Source of blessing.
All worlds receive infusions of Source on Shabbat
and we are granted an extra soul.
Each of us like the universe
is a new creation, a beriah hadasha.
And that extra soul will be received
According to our nature and our qualities:
The wise will receive the wisdom of Chochmah
The understanding will receive Binah
The kind will receive the loving kindness of Chesed
The mighty and unafraid the strength of Gevurah
The pure of heart the harmony of Tiferet
As we greet Shabbat together in the last moments of light,
we experience a path of ascension that is solitary in one way,
yet shared as a holy gathering of souls.
Together we ask for blessing for this sacred community. Amen.
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