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Tests and Wireless Transmitters

5/16/2014

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The Talmud records a fascinating dialogue between King David and G-d.

Looking over the first words of the daily “amida” prayer, David asks, “We refer to You as the G-d of Avraham, the G-d of Yitzchok, and the G-d of Yaakov.  Why not the G-d of David?”

David was a humble man.  He wasn’t asking, “How did you have the gall to overlook me?”  His question was, “What is it about my life that I haven’t merited my name to be joined with Yours?”

G-d says, “You haven’t been sufficiently tested.”

On a basic level, life involves tests and those tests are meant to connect us with the divine.  How?

My experience has been that the biggest part of a person’s tests is his attitude.  He might be facing objective personal setbacks, but his thinking about the setback will make the greatest difference.  Often, he doesn’t know where to find a good attitude, try as he may. 

The story of King David reminds me that a person needs to know that life is about discovering that we’re a channel for Divine insights.   Change is utterly possible, but a person needs to look for a moment to a different place than his own tool box for eluding, maneuvering, or fixing challenges.  The test is like a tap on the shoulder: to understand that for even something so basic as his own thinking, a person is only a partner.  With even a slight shift, our name can become synonymous with the divine.

I want to encourage everyone reading this to check out the conference I’m helping organize on Innate Health next Sunday through Tuesday in Manhattan.  Innate Health is a simple approach that helps people look in this new direction - with inspiring results.  For more info, visit: http://www.jewishcenterforwellbeing.com/nyc-innate-health-conference.html.

Shabbat Shalom,

Henry Harris


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