Yom Kippur
Sep. 14th, 2013 07:45 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
chomiji
May our pleas rise to You in the evening
May You receive our cries during the day
And may you confirm our rejoicing by evening.
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Is this the kind of fast I wanted, a day whose focus is self-affliction? Do I really want you to bow your head like a bullrush, to wear sackcloth and ashes? Is this what you mean by a fast, a day to obtain God's approval? Hello, this is the kind of fast I want: Loosen the bonds created by wickedness, untie the cords that keep people enslaved, snap all the yokes of the oppressed, and let them go free. Share your bread with the hungry, and bring the homeless into your house; provide clothing for those who lack it, and do not turn away from those in need.
Then your light will break through like the dawn, and your healing energies will quickly spread .... Then when you call, God will answer; you will ask for help, and God will respond 'Hineni – here I am." - Isaiah
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"And Adonai said, 'I have forgiven them [the people] as you have asked.'"
