Mario (10 Sep 2010)
"2 Steps process"

 

Good morning doves

This is a paragraph from here: 

http://www.ou.org/chagim/roshchodesh/tishrei/aseretyemai.htm#shabbat

 
A Two-Step Process

"The entire purpose of Rosh HaShanah is to raise the human being and to bring him to a state wherein he is elevated above his normal everyday life, to a point where his spirituality is aroused and he is 'above his sins.' And this is the meaning of the words, 'Happy is the one who is raised above his sins.' "

"However, if the process would terminate here, where one's physical acts and thoughts have not been purified, it is clear that the process is incomplete. But a necessary first step has been taken - the individual can now view himself - his acts and thoughts - and realize what has to be done. And that is where the Acts of Confession and Repentance become crucial, because it is by them that the individual is able to 'clean up,' as it were, his earthly act…"

"But it is necessary that the Light of the World that came upon the scene on Rosh HaShanah itself participate, laser-like, in the cleanup and improvement. And this is the purpose of Yom Kippur, for on that Day, Man and the World receive the final boost (to mix metaphors) from Hashem, that fixes their sins and grants them atonement…"

 

Shalom 

Come today Lord Jesus 

Mario 

The “little” dove