by Joanne | Dec 4, 2023 | Encouragement, Uncategorized
“Let every heart prepare Him room.” The words from the Christmas song echo in my mind. How many times will we hear those words during this Advent season? Christmas Day, no matter the day of the week upon which it falls, is like a Sabbath Day. “The Sabbath is still...
by Joanne | Nov 8, 2016 | Uncategorized
The higher goal of spiritual living is not to amass a wealth of information, but to face sacred moments. What is retained in the souls is the moment of insight. ~ Abraham Joshua Heschel I admire educational achievements. I enjoy learning which means I will probably...
by Joanne | Dec 17, 2012 | Uncategorized
I am currently reading “The Sabbath” by Abraham Joshua Heschel. He writes regarding the days before the Sabbath: The Sabbath is still away but the thought of its imminent arrival stirs in the heart a passionate eagerness to be ready & worthy to receive...
by Joanne | Nov 12, 2012 | Uncategorized
The higher goal of spiritual living is not to amass a wealth of information, but to face sacred moments. What is retained in the souls is the moment of insight. Abraham Joshua Heschel I admire education. I enjoy learning, probably will always be a...
by Joanne | Nov 11, 2012 | Uncategorized
“What we are depends on what the Sabbath is to us.” Similarly, the Sabbath does not simply come into being on Saturdays (or Sundays, I might add); the depth of its experience is created, he writes, by how we behave on the other six days of the week; they...
