The First Light—
the tangible evidence of the Genesis of our universe
created by the Unseen Mover—
lacks the intensity of that first flash.
Time creeps past, dying stars waste into supernova,
yet we can feel that First Light’s emotional pull, its residence in our lives:
The Divine Spark which each of us cradles with precious fragility,
glittering sunshine dancing with blooming deciduous trees as we pray shacharitThe morning prayer service. Traditionally, Jews pray three times a day -- morning (shacharit), afternoon (mincha), and evening (ma'ariv).,
the fabric of the universe stitched in constellations and in aurora.
We don’t need to see with our eyes
to know
to feel
to trust
that we are not alone in this Grand Expanse.
We are connected in, and by, Creation.
We have been connected—to God, to humanity, to our follow beings, to our Jewish family—
since the Beginning.
Today, mirroring the primordial, cosmic Creation Moment, we renew this connection;
we renew and refresh ourselves with teshuvah;
we return to our origin, to the day of Creation—today!—
to give thanks for that First Light and
to acknowledge there is yet more light
we must usher into our world.
