Can we do תפילות prayers for:
Ardelle and Cal?
That through them The האור Light, רפואה The Healing and The ואהבה Love of ישועת יהוה Yeshuath YHWH may come back to הארץ The Land of Israel?Shalom Chaverim!
This week in our parasha, Ya'acov (Jacob) agrees to work seven years in exchange for Rachel. The Torah has an interesting way of describing the waiting process:
Bereshith 29:20 So Ya'acov served seven years for Rachel, and they seemed only a few days to him because of the love he had for her.
Seven years...how long would waiting seven years for your beloved seem to you? Rabbi Yehonasan Gefen has an insight into this:
"...Jacob had a very different approach to the seven year waiting period for Rachel. His love for Rachel was not based on lust, rather a deep sense of love, whereby he recognized her greatness, and wanted to be as good a husband as possible. He understood that the time that stood in between his marriage to Rachel was not an obstacle, rather it constituted a great opportunity to improve himself. Therefore he viewed each moment as a priceless opportunity to further prepare himself for marriage. With such an attitude, the time itself was not viewed with a negative attitude; rather Jacob saw it in a very positive manner as an opportunity to ready himself for marriage. Since he valued this time, he did not see it as something painful, rather he actually appreciated it. And just as we know that unpleasant situations move slowly, we also know that enjoyable circumstances move very quickly. Therefore, the seven years seemed like a few short days...We have seen examples in the Torah of the correct and incorrect ways to approach waiting for specific events. It is obvious that the challenge of dealing with waiting periods is one that people constantly face. It may be in the areas of waiting for major events to take place, such as someone dating, eagerly awaiting the time when they find their spouse. Or it may be in daily occurrences such as traffic jams, or frustratingly long lines in the supermarket. Whatever the length of, and reason for, the wait, the underlying principle is the same - that one should not look at these occurrences as mere nuisances that prevent a person from attaining his goal. Rather, one should realize, everything is from God, including annoying or painful periods of waiting. One must make the decision to avoid wasting such time periods, or even worse, getting frustrated and angry; instead he should recognize that they are G-d given opportunities to grow closer to God." (end of quote)
We are not able to rush the Father as He is on a very specific time table. The best we can do is get in line with His calendar of events and prepare ourselves for our upcoming marriage with our beloved Bridegroom. Let me pass on a couple of verses about the value of waiting -
Isaiah 64:4 Since ancient times no one has heard, no ear has perceived, no eye has seen any Elohim besides you, Who acts on behalf of those who wait for him.
Isaiah 8:17 And I will wait for YHWH, Who hides His face from the house of Ya'acov; And I will hope in Him.
Isaiah 25:7 And He will destroy on this mountain The surface of the covering cast over all people, And the veil that is spread over all nations. 8 He will swallow up death forever, And Adonai YHWH will wipe away tears from all faces; The rebuke of His people He will take away from all the earth; For YHWH has spoken. 9 And it will be said in that day: "Behold, this is our Elohim; We have waited for Him, and He will save us. This is YHWH; We have waited for Him; We will be glad and rejoice in His salvation (Yeshua)."
Titus 2:11 For the grace of Yah that brings salvation has appeared to all men, 12 teaching us that, denying ungodliness and worldly lusts, we should live soberly, righteously, and godly in the present age, 13 while we wait for the blessed hope and glorious appearing of our great Elohim and Savior Yeshua the Messiah
Shabbat Shalom!
Ardelle
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