Song of the Buried

The grains of earth slowly surrounding me. One by one, they pile high, nearly covering my head. The light I see above is quickly fading, and the weight of it all is becoming more than I can bear. My own breath is crushing me. The darkness has set in now. The full blow of being covered over has engulfed my…

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What Can We Learn from a Homeless Man?

“Whoever is generous to the poor lends to Yahuweh, and He will repay him for his deed.” Proverbs 19:7 Yesterday, Derek and I were on our way to the grocery store to prepare for Shabbat. We were listening to James Block’s Psalm 133 and Psalm 3 while we waited for a train to pass. Not a moment goes by since…

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