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KINDLE THE SABBATH LIGHTS
Blessed are You,
YHWH our God,
King of the Universe,
Who created all that exist in six days,
and Who rested on the seventh day.
Blessed are You,
YHWH,
God of Creation,
Who commanded Your Chosen people Israel,
to set aside the seventh day as a day of rest;
so that they might learn to regard rest
as a necessary principle of life,
needed by all created beings
infused with Your breath of life.
Blessed are You, YHWH,
Lord of all Creation,
God of Israel, God of the Nations,
Who taught humanity through Your firstborn son Israel,
all that You require of humankind,
that all might know You, first and foremost,
as God of Creation,
God of Israel,
God of the Nations,
Who has set Your Laws in nature,
Laws that regulate all systems and functions
that propel and sustain the whole Universe;
Laws dutifully applied and obeyed by all created beings,
except for the one creature You chose to create
“in our image and likeness”
endowed with free will to decide, to act, to behave,
in Your Image and Likeness,
and to obey the laws you specified for humanity.
Blessed are You, YHWH our God,
God of Sinaites,
Whose commandments for non-Israelites,
for Gentiles outside Your Chosen people,
we are grateful to know,
to discern what is for us,
and most importantly, to learn to obey,
Blessed are You, YHWH, God of Israel and the Nations,
for revealing Yourself and Your Will for humanity,
once upon a time centuries ago,
on a mountain in the desert of Sinai,
to a gathering of liberated slaves from Egypt,
a line of people descended from Abraham, Isaac and Jacob,
and among them, people from other nations and races,
a representative mix of Israelites and non-Israelites,
forefathers from whom descended the modern nation of Israel,
and forefathers that Gentiles of today could claim
to have been represented in that historic meeting
between God and Humanity.
Blessed are You, YHWH, our God,
Creator, Revelator, God of all Existence,
for revealing Your Name —
so that we might call on the One True God,
instead of leaving us guessing,
about Your Name,
about Your Nature,
about Your Will for Humanity.
This is my Father’s World [Revised Lyrics for S6K]
This is my Father’s world, and to my listening ears
All nature sings, and round me rings,
the music of the spheres.
Cho: This is my Father’s world: I love to see His land.
His rocks and trees, His skies and seas,
All wonders He has planned.
This is my Father’s world, the birds their carols raise,
The morning light, the lily white,
declare their Maker’s praise.
Cho: This is my Father’s world: He shines in all that’s fair;
In the rustling grass I hear Him pass,
He speaks to me everywhere.
This is my Father’s world.
O let me ne’er forget,
that though the wrong seems often strong,
God is the Ruler yet!
Cho: This is my Father’s world: the battle is not done;
YHWH our God shall be satisfied
and earth and heaven be one.
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Proverbs 3
New International Version (NIV)
Wisdom Bestows Well-Being
My son, do not forget my teaching,
but keep my commands in your heart,
2 for they will prolong your life many years
and bring you peace and prosperity.
3 Let love and faithfulness never leave you;
bind them around your neck,
write them on the tablet of your heart.
4 Then you will win favor and a good name
in the sight of God and man.
5 Trust in the Lord with all your heart
and lean not on your own understanding;
6 in all your ways submit to him,
and he will make your paths straight.[a]
7 Do not be wise in your own eyes;
fear the Lord and shun evil.
8 This will bring health to your body
and nourishment to your bones.
9 Honor the Lord with your wealth,
with the firstfruits of all your crops;
10 then your barns will be filled to overflowing,
and your vats will brim over with new wine.
11 My son, do not despise the Lord’s discipline,
and do not resent his rebuke,
12 because the Lord disciplines those he loves,
as a father the son he delights in.[b]
13 Blessed are those who find wisdom,
those who gain understanding,
14 for she is more profitable than silver
and yields better returns than gold.
15 She is more precious than rubies;
nothing you desire can compare with her.
16 Long life is in her right hand;
in her left hand are riches and honor.
17 Her ways are pleasant ways,
and all her paths are peace.
18 She is a tree of life to those who take hold of her;
those who hold her fast will be blessed.
19 By wisdom the Lord laid the earth’s foundations,
by understanding he set the heavens in place;
20 by his knowledge the watery depths were divided,
and the clouds let drop the dew.
21 My son, do not let wisdom and understanding out of your sight,
preserve sound judgment and discretion;
22 they will be life for you,
an ornament to grace your neck.
23 Then you will go on your way in safety,
and your foot will not stumble.
24 When you lie down, you will not be afraid;
when you lie down, your sleep will be sweet.
25 Have no fear of sudden disaster
or of the ruin that overtakes the wicked,
26 for the Lord will be at your side
and will keep your foot from being snared.
27 Do not withhold good from those to whom it is due,
when it is in your power to act.
28 Do not say to your neighbor,
“Come back tomorrow and I’ll give it to you”—
when you already have it with you.
29 Do not plot harm against your neighbor,
who lives trustfully near you.
30 Do not accuse anyone for no reason—
when they have done you no harm.
31 Do not envy the violent
or choose any of their ways.
32 For the Lord detests the perverse
but takes the upright into his confidence.
33 The Lord’s curse is on the house of the wicked,
but he blesses the home of the righteous.
34 He mocks proud mockers
but shows favor to the humble and oppressed.
35 The wise inherit honor,
but fools get only shame.
BLESSINGS
On the celebration of Father’s Day, we pray particularly for all Fathers,
and specifically for our father ___________[name him},
for fathers in our family [brothers, uncles, sons],
for surrogate fathers who have not engendered children of their own but have sired children of others,
specially fatherless children [name them].
We thank You for women who have assumed the role of both parents, who–in the absence of husbands or life partners—have nevertheless taken on the upbringing and support of children and extended family [name them].
We thank You for allowing us to look up to You,
not only as our God, our Creator, and our Lord,
but as our “Heavenly Father”
to Whom we can relate on more familiar terms,
and please forgive us that we dare to imagine
YOU, O Creator God,
God of the Universe,
God of Israel, God of the Nations,
and please forgive us for daring to bring You down
to the level of a human assignation for “Father”
because we are only human
who can only relate to our earthly abode,
limited in our earthly experience,
leaving to our imagination,
with no true concept of Divinity.
We can only experience You, O YHWH,
through Your Revelation in the Hebrew Scriptures,
and be in awe and wonderment,
not understanding how and why
a chosen Nation and a chosen people,
could take for granted,
an encounter with their God,
Who happens to be the God of the Nations,
the God of the Universe!
We say this not in judgment but in regret,
and wonder if we ourselves had been there,
would we have also taken YOU for granted?
For hindsight and learning from the Hebrew Scriptures
places us in an advantage over the generation
who experienced You directly and personally,
but who did not understand that they were
in the PRESENCE
of the One True God Who chose them
to represent Him to all of humanity.
And yet, despite having the testimony
of Your chosen people in the Torah,
Today, YOU, the One True God,
have been put aside, and worse,
been transformed in Your Nature,
by the religions of this world.
Idolatry has been the downfall of Your people,
Idolatry continues to be the downfall of those
who are ignorant by circumstance
as well as by choice,
in an age when Your Revelation is available to all,
We pray for them, for we cling to Your promise
that those who truly seek You,
indeed find You—
in the pages of the Hebrew Scriptures,
Your True Revelation.
Blessed are You, YHWH our God,
King of the Universe,
Who has blessed us with the knowledge of You!
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FAMILY,
FELLOWSHIP,
FOOD FOR BODY
AND SOUL . . .
Happy Fathers Day
to all Fathers!
TORAH STUDY & DISCUSSION
HAVDALAH
[Source: Gates of Repentance, For the Days of Awe,
THE NEW UNION PRAYER BOOK]
All the world shall come to serve You,
And bless Your glorious name,
And Your righteousness triumphant
The islands shall proclaim.
And the peoples shall go seeking
Who knew You not before.
And the ends of the earth shall praise You.
And tell Your greatness o’er.
They shall build for You their altars,
Their idols are overthrown,
And their graven gods shall shame them,
As they turn to You alone.
They shall worship You at sunrise,
And feel Your Sovereign might,
And impart their understanding
To those astray in the night.
With the coming of Your victory
The hills shall shout with song,
And the islands laugh exultant
That they to God belong.
And through all Your congregations,
So loud Your praise shall ring,
That the utmost peoples, hearing,
Shall then Your greatness sing.
AMEIN!
Shabbat shalom to our friends—
Unaffiliated God-worshippers,
Christians, Messianics,
Jewish friends—-
SINAI 6000
Core Community
Based in Baguio City,
Philippines
