Dedicated to Avraham ben Zerife for Refuah Shleimah
Always Be Amazed! \ Chovot HaLavavot D'var Torah: Reflection upon the wondrous creations sharpens our awareness of the perfect wisdom of HaShem, His mighty power, His rulership of goodness, His all embracing graciousness, His compassion, and His care for His creations. What's more, with each new day our power of perception is stronger than the previous day. In this light, our enriched intelligence on each successive day, gives us the opportunity to perceive each entity as if we are seeing it for the first time. The more we examine the amazing creations of HaShem, the more knowledge and joy of HaShem -- and His goodness -- will fill our hearts.
Moral: Each day HaShem renews and strengthens our powers of understanding so that we can reach new and deeper levels of recognizing the splendor and goodness of HaShem through contemplating on His wondrous creations -- and always be amazed! Application: Reflect on the fact that there are creations in the world ranging in size from minute to gigantic, and on the various levels of rational beings, and the ascending levels of beings from the terrestrial to the angels, and the alignment of the planets, the orbits of the sun and the moons, and the rainfall, and the blowing of the winds, and the birth of babies from the womb, and the more esoteric wonders, all combining to reveal the perfect wisdom of HaShem, His mighty power, His rulership of goodness, His all embracing graciousness, His compassion, and His care for His creations. (Based on Chovot HaLavavot, Sha'ar Cheshbon HaNefesh) |
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