Elul-Soul-Longing
B”H
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The King Is In the Field
What Does Your Soul Long to Do?
The winds of Elul are blowing – can you feel them?
The Jewish month of Elul has a very special spiritual energy
for fixing past mistakes, clearing out the dust and stains of actions
and behaviors that don’t reflect who we really want to be,
and creating a new closeness with G-d.
The spiritual power of the month of Elul is explained
by a beautiful parable given by Rabbi Shneur Zalman of Liadi,
the first Rebbe of Chabad-Lubavitch:
“Once each year, a very mighty king leaves his palace, his guards,
his finery, and goes out into the field to meet with his subjects.
At that time, they can ask of him anything they wish.
They do not need to wait in long lines, go through security checks,
be announced ceremoniously. They can speak with him without hesitation.
When the king returns to his palace, his subjects will once again
have to go through all kinds of protocol to meet with him.
So, of course, his subjects make the most of the opportunity.”
Imagine for a moment how difficult it would be for you
to meet for an hour with the president of the United States.
Not so easy. During the month of Elul, G-d is “in the field.”
We don’t need to go through all kinds of red tape to reach
the Master of the entire universe!
We need only to come out to meet G-d, as it were,
with a humble heart, and the King of all Kings will listen to us.
G-d will accept our repentance and consider our requests most carefully.
The King will soon be in the field.
Make sure not to miss this opportunity!
To help you, the Holy Sparks art of this month will focus
on the four steps of teshuva (returning to the path of G-d).
With G-d’s help, I am preparing a new collection of Elul Art
to help you make those changes you’ve been meaning to make.
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