Finding G-d
Erica Brown's In The Narrow Places contains a thought for each day of The Three Weeks. Today, Shiv'ah Asar Be'Tamuz, she turns to Isaiah's entreaty to "seek G-d where he can be found." Brown writes:
Seeking is about discovery. Isaiah tells us to seek G-d where G-d is to be found. Think about where you might find G-d. People have a custom to pray and study in a makom kavua, a fixed location or place, every day. The idea is that we create spaces that are receptive to spiritual activities, where we have all that we need: the right light, the right balance of privacy and companionship, the right amount of noise or silence to induce spiritual behaviors. Think hard. Where does G-d seem most apparent in your life? What times and places seem more open and receptive to spiritual seeking and finding? Recreate those times and spaces and make your own makom kavua.

3 Comments:
I like this. In my case, I have found my early-morning walks along the beach with our dogs offer a wonderful "place" for me to pray. Sometimes my prayer is as simple is a "thank you" for this beautiful world, for health, for family. Sometimes it's a more ritualized prayer from my faith. The water, the rising sun, the stillness -- all combine in favor of saying prayers.
This is inspiring.
Thank you for sharing it.
Sharon
Thank you each for the comments. It's a good book, first I know of with exercises for this time of the Jewish calendar.
I find walking alomg the beach in the early morning to be a holy prayer place for me too.
Did you ever notice that we're never told that water was created...
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