A disciple asks the rebbe: "Why does Torah tell us to 'place these words upon your heart'? Why does it not tell us to place these holy words in our hearts?"
The rebbe answers: "It is because as we are, our hearts are closed, and we cannot place the holy words in our hearts. So we place them on top of our hearts. And there they stay until, one day, the heart breaks and the words fall in."
(From The Politics of the Brokenhearted, by Parker Palmer)
We're asked to read our scriptures daily and at time my studying may seem trivial; this quote reminds of the importance to study the scriptures, to know the scriptures, because storms come and go in my life. I'll be more protected and happy in these storms when I know and understand God and His purpose for me.
The rebbe answers: "It is because as we are, our hearts are closed, and we cannot place the holy words in our hearts. So we place them on top of our hearts. And there they stay until, one day, the heart breaks and the words fall in."
(From The Politics of the Brokenhearted, by Parker Palmer)
We're asked to read our scriptures daily and at time my studying may seem trivial; this quote reminds of the importance to study the scriptures, to know the scriptures, because storms come and go in my life. I'll be more protected and happy in these storms when I know and understand God and His purpose for me.
1 comment:
Thanks Vanessa for this great thought. I just taught RS today on the scriptures and felt like such a hypocrite up there (as I usually do when I teach!) because I have become such a slacker in this department. Despite my annual goal to achieve daily scripture study, it always ends up falling to the wayside because of the daily grind. I want to do better. I loved this quote!
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