tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2095444226970632596.post9099641359071040026..comments2020-06-23T23:04:33.947-07:00Comments on Nature Rabbi: $$$$$$Money, money, money$$$$$naturerabbihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16614268478335036124noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2095444226970632596.post-85954336911006594282008-12-30T15:47:00.000-08:002008-12-30T15:47:00.000-08:00I read this post right after reading this on Velve...I read this post right after reading this on Velveteen Rabbi http://velveteenrabbi.blogs.com/blog/<BR/>They go so well together:<BR/><BR/>t amazes me to think of God descending with Jacob into Egypt -- into Mitzrayim, the Narrow Place -- and then bringing Jacob out again. It's the story we retell each year at Pesach, of course: how God brought us out of that tight spot with a mighty hand and an outstretched arm...<BR/><BR/>God is with us even when our circumstances seem bleak. That's a lesson from earlier in the Joseph story. God was with Joseph even in the Egyptian jail where he was wrongfully imprisoned; just so, God can be with us, if we open our eyes and hearts. That's true when we're suffering, and that's true when we feel released from suffering. It's a constant.<BR/><BR/>It's a little bit remarkable, when I stop to think about it, that God descends with us into uncertainty. God descends with us into the unknown, into the fears that clench our hearts. God descends with us into the tight spots, the narrow places, the birth canals through which we have to pass in order to become who we're becoming. No matter what we're dealing with, this is blessing indeed.<BR/><BR/>Thank you for all the wisdom on your blog.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com