During the High Holy Days this year;
we are republishing some previous teachings,
in commemoration of the starting of the 10th Jewish New Year
after the 2000th year following the birth of Christ.
And we are sending out a
7-Fold and 7-Fold Blessing,
both of which follow:
Be Still (awake, believe, understand)
And know (love life, meditate, realize)
I AM God.
For those Christians who have a Torah in the home and like to pray standing up and wearing Tefillan we have included some interpretations and meditations of the Hebrew words in the 1st Chapter of Genesis.
Some of the blogs from last year contain some helpful thoughts about how Christians can better learn to pray and meditate while standing up using Buddhist breathing and walking techniques (instead of sitting down as we normally do in Church). The series of wondelful books by my prayer friend the Rev. Thich Nhat Hanh contains much more on this.
You may meditate along with us using these verses while Elohim God recreates our spiritual experiences of the last year into those of the new year during Rosh Hashannah, Yom Kippur, and Sukkot.
And, we pray that the day may soon come
that we all may be One in God’s name, even
as I AM that/who I AM One in it now.
Partners in God, partners in Christ, we are one family.
John 17:21
Vista up the river valley from top of canyon rim overlooking Mt. Zion National Park, Western US
Yearly Prayer Calendar:
View from above of part of the Angel’s Landing rock formation from lunch stop at the top of the eastern canyon rim. Christmas vacation hiking trip to Zion National Park 2005
Water Flowing down the rocks into Petroglyph Canyon Mt. Zion National Park, US
Holy Days 5769-5770/2010 Confession of St. Peter (Jan 18 Psalm 23), Conversion day of St. Paul (Jan. 25 Psalm 67), International Holocaust Remembrance Day (Jan. 27),Tu B’Shvat (Festival of the Trees) January 30,
Ash Wednesday (February 15), Saint Benedict’s day (March 2), Purim (February 28), Saint Gregory’s day (March 12), Saint George’s day(March 23),
Passover (March 30), Easter (April 4),Holoacaust Remembrance Day,(inside of Israel April 9) (outside April 11),St. Mark (April 25 Psalm 2), Lag B’Omer (May 2), Shavuos (May 19), Pentecost (May 31),
St. Peter and St. Paul’s day (June 29 Psalms 66, 87,97,138), Independence Day U.S.A.,St. Mary Magalene (July 21 Psalms 30,42,116,149),
St. James day (July 25, Psalms 7, 33,34), St. Ignatius Loyola’Saint Bernard’s day (August 20), Saint Barthomew’s (Nathaniel’s ) day (August 24 Psalms 15,67,86, 91),
World Peace Day (September 21), Rosh Hashanah (September 9), Yom Kippur Septemeber 18,Sukkos September 23,Gabriel, Michael, Ariel, Raphael and All Angels day (Sept. 29),
Shemini Atzeret September 30, Saint Francis of Assisi’s day Oct. 4 , St. Luke (Oct 18 Psalm 103), Saint James of Jerusalem day (Oct 23 Psalm 1),
All Souls/All Saints Day (Psalms 111,112,148,149,150), Veteran’s Day(Nov. 11) St. Martin’s day, Saint Margaret’s day (Nov. 16), Thanksgiving day,
Saint Andrew’s day (Psalms 19,24,96,100), Channukah (December 1-9), St. Thomas’s day (Dec. 21 Psalms 23,27,121,126),
Christmas,St. John’s day (Dec. 27 Psalm 92,97,98,145), Holy Innocent’s day (Dec. 28, Psalms 2,26,19,126), Day of the Holy Name of Jesus (Dec. 31, Psalm 8).
[For Bible readings and Psalms that go with these Holy Days see the Episcopal Book of Common Prayer (both the two year daily office
and the two year lectionary readings) or the three year revised common lectionary at http:\divinity.library.vanderbilt.edu/lectionary .
The revised common lectionary was created for the occasions of common prayer and worship services among Protestants, Catholics and Jews.
It has more readings from the Old Testament than the ordinary episcopal or catholic lectionary.
Using these two or three year daily offices is an excellent way to keep track of an intention for reading most of the Bible in two years.
The best translation of the Bible I have found is “The Amplified Bible” published by Zondervan.
It has cross-references in the text to related passages and prophecies which make this translation even more of a “Tree of Life” than others.]
New Moons of Shevet (January 16), Adar (February 14) , Nissan (March 16), Iyar (April 15), Sivan (May 14) , Tammuz (June 13), Av (July 12), Elul (August 11), Tishrei / Rosh Hashanah (September 9),Yom Kippur (September 18), Succos (Sept. 23), Hoshana Rabba September 29,. Shimini Atzeres September 30, Simchas Torah October 1,Chesvan (October 9), Kislev (November 8),Tevet (December 8) (months of correct eating, laughter, speaking, thought, movement, seeing, hearing, action, feeling, smell, relaxation, judgement) tribes of Asher (Psalm 100 ), Naphtali (Psalm 98) Judah (Psalm 92),Issachar (Psalm 95), Zebulun (Psalm 96), Reuben (Psalm 90), Simeon, Gad (Psalm 94), Ephraim (Psalm 97), Menashah (Psalm 97) , Benjamin (Psalm 93), Dan (Psalm 99))
Vista overlook, Zion Canyon Christmas vacation 2005
[According to Jewish tradition, Moses gave the eleven psalms 90-100 to eleven of the tribes of Israel., the tribe of Simeon was excluded because of the events in Numbers 25-1:15. Psalm 91 was given to the tribe of Levi. Psalms 95 to 99 have been called the “Coronation Psalms” and are used in the Jewish Saturday Morning Kabbala Shabbat service. For some Baptist Christian Hymns related to the Messianic age see “The Coronation Hymnal”, by A.J. Gordon and A.T. Pierson, Revell and Co., N.Y., Boston, Chicago.( which is now out of print, but copies are available in several University
libraries)
Jewish and Christian Blessing
“May the eternal light and good energy in the Lord Bless you, protect you, and keep you,
May he lift up his face upon you while being gracious unto you,
May he uphold you and that which you value, and give you peace. ”
Area north of the Angel’s Landing rock formation.
Please pray with us assisted and helped by the prayers at
http://www.yhwhschofchrist.org/prayers
(you may register there and post your own prayers if this is helpful to you)
This year and next we are especially praying about starting a new orphanage for both Christians and Jews here in Vicksburg, MS. Seed thought: “You don’t need a Jewish mother to learn Judaism”, and “You don’t need a Christian father to learn Christianity.” There would be “home instruction in Christianity and Judaism, help with high school homework, and home worship of God together”, but not formal home schooling in English, mathematics, physical education, etc which are more traditional subjects required for diploma or GED. Thus no diploma given, you are on your own for that.
Irish Prayer and Blessing
“May the road rise up to meet you, May the wind be always at your back.
May the Sun(Son) shine warm on your face, And the rain fall soft upon your fields.
And May God hold you in palm of his hands.”
(Until we talk and pray together again and he blesses you again through us)
As a Christian, normally, One needs to pray the Hebrew Holy day prayers (using Tefillim) during the whole year for several years before this will work effectively.
If One does this, the morning blessings in the blog before can be accompanied
with daily thoughts of mindfulness such as in the book on Birkhot Hashachar (morning blessings) by Jewish Lights Publishing.
Also, nowadays the prayers can be accompanied by playing the the Psalms on an ipad
(the Sons of Korah and Cambridge Choir recordings are some of the many good versions available).
For Rosh Hashanah the creation Psalms (1, 29), Psalms praising the Holy Laws of God in the Torah (eg 78), Dietrich Bonhoeffer wrote a wondelful book on the Psalms which provide a good classification of them into different topices.
Also, in the Biblical translations of the Psalms where it says “sela” you should practice a couple of minutes of the “Be Still and know that I AM God ” meditation steps given above.
According to standard Christian theology the interpretation of Jesus Christ’s
parable about the sower who sows seeds of Truth inside of us inside of God’s Kingdom of Heaven on earth is that the seeds are the “Word of God which is in the Bible”.
But, in early Christianity and Judaism many Christian and Jewish gnostics interpreted
this reference to mean the “seeds sound syllables” of divine knowledge.*
* See the book Yoga and Meditation by Swami Sivananandaji and Swami Visnudevanda of the Divine Life Socety for some Sanskrit versions of these “seed sounds” of Truth. Also, the 2nd edition of Marvin Meyer’s translation of the Nag Hammadi Scriptures contains Saint Valentine’s versions of many of these “seed sounds”. It is interesting to compare the Indian versions of these “seed sounds” with gnostic Christian versions and with the Hebrew versions in the 1st chapter of Genesis.
8th Day
On, the eighth day God blessed what he had blessed. He remembered us in him. And, with his breath he formed the pre-existent idea of our existence and reality inside of the World and him into the everlasting reality of its truth. Thus, God our Father made himself Jesus Christ (the fullness of his image and likeness in us), our King of Kings.
Figure 1 Morning Light Skips Across the Waves
Morning Blessings
(to be said upon arising)
My God, the soul you have placed… within me it is pure. You created it; You formed it; You breathed it into me; You keep it within me; and You will eventually take it from me… and return it to me in the time to come. So long as my soul is within me, I gratefully acknowledge your presence… Adonay my God and my ancestor’s God, Master of all creation, Lord of all souls, Blessed are you, Adonay, who restores souls to dead corpses.
Elohay n’shamah shenataeta… bee t’horah hee. Atah boratah, atah yotzeratah, atah n’pachtah, v’atah m’smarah b’keer’bee, v’atah ateed l’talah meem’ehnay… v’l’hachazeerah bay l’ateed l’bo. Kal z’man shehan’shamah v’ker’bee modeh aenee l’pneach… Adonay elohay v’elohay a’botay, rabon kal h’maeseem aedon kal n’shamot. Baruch atah adonay ham’chaezayr n’smot l’pgadeem mateem.
1) Blessed are you, Lord, our God… Ruler…of the Universe who opens… the eyes of the blind.
Baruch atah Adonay, Elohenu… melek… h’olam, pokay’ach eevreem.
Some metaphysicians correlate ocean waves in dreams and in the collective human psyche with problems we are experiencing together. But, I see them along with the sea turtle’s return as good news signaling the coming of Christ Jesus the Messiah for the 3rd time. See http://www.ourprayergroup.blogspot.com October, November 2006 postings for more on this, along with some Biblical references to turtle doves and sea turtles.
Figure 2 Morning Waves I Along with some Shore Birds: “Thanks be to God for His many blessings that we share in our lives here on earth.”
2) Blessed are you, Lord, our God… Ruler… of the Universe who clothes the naked.
Baruch atah Adonay, Elohenu… melek… h’olam malbeesh aerumeem.
Figure 3 Morning Waves II Middle Ridge
3) Blessed are you, Lord, our God… Ruler… of the Universe who releases the bound.
Baruch atah Adonay, Elohenu… melek… h’olam mateer aesureem.
Figure 4 Morning Waves III Ocean Spray
4) Blessed are you, Lord, our God… Ruler… of the Universe who lifts up the bent over.
Baruch atah Adonay, Elohenu… melek… h’olam zokayf k’fufeem
Figure 5 Morning Waves IV Breaking Wave
5) Blessed are you, Lord, our God… Ruler… of the Universe who spreads out the land on the water.
Baruch atah Adonay, Elohenu… melek… h’olam rokay h’aretz al ham’ayeem
Figure 6 Morning Waves V Middle Trough
6) Blessed are you, Lord, our God… Ruler… of the Universe who has provided my every need.
Baruch atah Adonay, Elohenu… melek… h’olam sheasah lay kal tsar’kay
Figure 7 Morning Waves VI Some Light patterns captured between the waves.
7) Blessed are you, Lord, our God… Ruler… of the Universe who makes firm our steps.
Baruch atah Adonay, Elohenu… melek… h’olam hamaycheen meetsaday g’aver
Figure 8 Morning Waves VII Reaching the Shore
8) Blessed are you, Lord, our God… Ruler… of the Universe who strengthens Israel with might.
Baruch atah Adonay, Elohenu… melek… h’olam ozer Israel b’gevurah
Figure 9 Morning Waves VIII Light Sparkling on Waves
9) Blessed are you, Lord, our God… Ruler… of the Universe who crowns Israel with glory.
Baruch atah Adonay, Elohenu… melek… h’olam oter Israel b’teefarah
Figure 10 Throne of the Sea Turtle, Isle of Palms Beach just North of Charlestown SC.
For information and videos about groups in South Carolina helping Sea Turtle, see the Sea Turtle Rescue Hospital video at the Charlestown, SC Aquarium’s web site. http://www.scaquarium.org/STR. There are also groups elsewhere if you do a google search on “sea turtle rescue”.
Figure 11 Morning Waves IX A wave does a sashay in the middle of the camera’s view
Definition of sashay: a. To walk or proceed, especially in an easy or casual manner. b. To strut or flounce in a showy manner
10) Blessed are you, Lord, our God…Ruler… of the Universe who gives strength to the weary.
Baruch atah Adonay, Elohenu… melek… h’olam h’noten layoayf poaych.
Figure 12 Morning Waves X: Some Blue and White Waves reveal what is called a meditation on “The Three Diamonds”, 1) Absolute consciousness of God’s Light from Heaven, 2) Absolute consciousness of God’s Light inside the Human Heart, 3) Absolute consiousness of God’s Light on Earth
11) Blessed are you, Lord, our God… Ruler… of the Universe who removes sleep from my eyes,
slumber from my eyelids.
Baruch atah Adonay, Elohenu… melek… h’olam h’ama’aveer shenah mayaynay vt’nomah mayaf’aypay.
12) Blessed are you, Lord, who compassionately bestows goodness to those of his people who have struggled to understand him..
Baruch atah Adonay, gomayl h’asadaym tobaym l’amo Israel.
Figure 13 Morning Waves X, A View Farther Out
12) Blessed are you, Lord, who compassionately bestows goodness to those of his people who have struggled to understand him..
Baruch atah Adonay, gomayl h’asadaym tobaym l’amo Israel.
Figure 14 Family Taking a Morning Walk Along the Sea Shore
YHWH School of Christianity
Scheme for Transliteration of Hebrew Vowels into English
vowel name sign sound additional symbol
qamets, patah a as in yacht sof pasuq
hireq ee as in bee appears below last word in a verse
tsere ay as in hay (transliterated as )
seqol eh as in bed
holem o as in low
qibbuts, shureq oo as in zoo
shewa silent/short-sound (transliterated as ‘ )
qamets shewa o as in (obstruct)
patah shewa a as in (around), that is ae
segol shewa e as in (effect), that is e as opposed to ee
October 4,2007
Two views of the Mountains above the Lake O’Hara region in Alberta, CANADA.
The first one shows the top Mt. Victoria, then to the right Mt. Huber and the Abbott’s Pass Glacier. Abbott’s Pass leads, on the other side of the mountains, to the Lake Louise Caroline (Queen Victoria’s daughter) area.
The view in the set, in the third frame below shows the area to the left of Mt. Victoria which includes Cathedral mtn. and the top part of Lake O’Hara.
you may click on above image to enlarge in your browser
Four more views (clockwise this time) of the mountains above the Lake O’Hara region in Alberta, CANADA.
They were taken from the top of the little O’daray peak . From upper left clockwise
1) the area to the right of Mt. Huber and Abbott’s pass,
2) the Selkirk Mts,
3) the Bugaboo mtns in the background, and
4) a twin peak to the right of the O’darays.
Our Prayer Group YHWH School of Christianity teaching explaining 39 ways God’s divine order of biblical creation in 1st chapter of the book of Genesis helps us and the present moment Elohim God [Gods] of Our Prayer Group YHWH School of Christianity create the world with Hebrew words:
Each line lists from left to right, 1) # of occurances of this Hebrew word in chapter 1, 2) the Hebrew word
3) a new theological translation of it, 4) verse numbers from Chapter 1 where it occurs
4—bara—creation through contemplative thought—1,21,23,27
1—r’dot—she moved the spirit of God in it and us— 2
10—v’omer—and he said—3,6,9,22,25,20,24,26,28,29
6—v’yar’ah—and they saw that it was good[fixed in its own purpose]—4,10,12,18,21,25
3—v’yabh’dayl—and he distinguished [through discriminative understanding]—4,7,14
3—v’yeek’ra—and she called [named as a meaningful word]—5,8,10
6—v’yaysh—and he made[turned the truth of the key of its realization inside of its real eternal substance]—7,11,13,16,25,26
2—v’yabheerehch—and she blessed [brought into our awareness]—22,24
1—v’yatayn—and put [gave,placed]—17
1—n’tz’l’mu—he made in the image—27
2—totzaya—she brought out [facilitated ]—12,24
Note: wherever “v” [corresponding to the English word and], eg. v’yar’[he saw] appears it means the creation is occurring through means of God’s eternal light and life emanating into the lower earthly and human realms. And, it means this particular kind of spiritual light is being distinguished here in this part of the Bible from his/her light and life as it emanates into the upper heavens in other parts of the Bible.
Also, at this point, a matter related to the Jewish oral tradition of prohibiting any alteration of the Torah needs to be discussed:
These translations are different than the usual ones. The normal translation of what has already been written does not divide the work between he and she. At his/her highest, and at his/her beginning in us God is one person and one name, not two people acting together. But, as discussed in an earlier blog, it can be helpful to meditate on his truth, her truth as it grows inside of us by considering it a correspondence between what is and what is. This is supported by another part of the Jewish tradition which teaches it takes two persons along with God…1) a dreamer and 2) an interpreter for a dream to come true. Also, there are the following rules of interpretation of the Torah (by the rabbi Ismael, some would say the rabbi who is our rabbi Ismael…) which support this:
(the numbers to the left and before the logical statements refer to his 13 rules for elucidation of the Torah which are accepted by most Jews)
2) the female and male conjugations being part of similar[the same word] clarify it [the word] in a different context.
4), 5) , 12), 13) the female being made out of the rib of the male by a a general statement of God and is therefore a specification of his words and equally able to speak for the general context of them, to single out something for discussion which was not similar to the general category, a limitation of the context of it,
Moreover, the female teachers of the Torah being allowed to help the male teachers in this way they will be able to increase the elucidations of the context for all of us, or as a third party to reconcile the context.
Moreover, to no lesser a degree we have been given the verses below from the teaching of Jesus Christ and the prophet Isaiah:
“Wherever two or three of you come together in my name, I am [I am who I am] there.“
“Go[come] through the gates and cast ye up. Cast ye up, clear the way, take the stumbling block out of the way of My people. For thus saith the Lord God of Hosts the High and Lofty One that inhabiteth eternity, and whose name is three times Holy.” Isaiah 62:10 This is a verse which is part of many Jewish High Holy Day Prayerbooks.
These verses along with the affirmation, along with one the Lord God of Hosts has given his archangel Gabriel to keep in mind. “What’s not on the up and up, is not up.”
Neatly sum up how I believe God wants the top part of his name to manifest itself in us.
“Upon what were the foundation of it fastened, who laid its cornerstone?” Job 38:6
“I have laid a precious cornerstone of truth [sure foundation] in Zion.” Isaiah 28:16
Psalm 118:22, Jermiah 30:21
Here are some very precise, very good and very beautiful verses in Hebrew related to those above:
“And, Elohim put them [the sun and the moon] in the expanse of the heavens.”
Genesis 1:17
“Va’yatayn atam Elohim bheeroqay hashamaym.”
Below some are the rest of the verses connected to this verse and which expand on it.
1st saying of the 1st day
In the beginning God created (through concentrated thought with contemplation and insight) the heavens, making use of the eternal light coming down from the crown on his head as wisdom and understanding in his soul.”
“B’rayshayt bara Elohim.” Genesis 1:1
2nd saying of the 1st day
“And Elohim said, “Let there be eternal light [from above], and there was eternal light [below].” Genesis 1:3
“Yeehay Or v’yeehay Or.”
Lake McArthur, mountain lake next to Lake O’Hara
3rd saying of Elohim God, the 1st of the 2nd day
“Let there be an expanse in the midst of [between] the heavens, and let it divide between the waters there[here].” Genesis 1:6
“Y’hay rakay bh’tof h’maym v’yhay m’beedayl bayn mayem v ‘m’ayem.”
4th saying of Elohim God [1st of the third day]
“Let the waters be gathered underneath the heavens in a place of oneness [for uniqueness and goodness to dwell]
So dry land [faith in earthly things in us] may appear.” Genesis 1:9
“Yekavo h’maym meetachayt h’shaym ehl Makom ehchad v’teerehh h’bhshah.”
5th saying of Elohim God 2nd of the third day:
“May there be vegetation along with vegetation on the earth in us{alt. et the earth be covered with vegetation], may herbs be there…seeds along with seeds… producing seed, fruit trees producing fruit [making] each from its kind as its seed enters the earth inside of us.” Genesis 1:11
6th saying of Elohim God 1st of the fourth day:
“Tar’shay h’araytz dhshay ashehv maz’raytz zeerah ahtz bhoray aeesheh bhoray l’manu ashehr zer’au.”
“ Let there be lights in the expanse of the heavens to distinguish between the day and between the night and they shall be markers for the holy festivals and for days and for years.”
“Yeehay m’orot bheer’kay h’shamaym l’habh’rayl bayn h’yom v’bayn h’laylah v’havu lotot v’moadaym v’laymaym v’shanaym.”
Genesis 1:6-12
And, finally:
“And, Elohim put them [the sun and the moon] in the expanse of the heavens.”
Genesis 1:17
“Va’yatayn atam Elohim bheeroqay hashamaym.”
parable about three different ways or perspectives that God’s eternal light manifests itself inside of us in heaven and on earth
Parable about who is right, the King or the courtiers
There was once a wise and good King who lived in a Kingdom which at the same time was far away from us…and yet very near . And, this King had a group of courtiers who always had and always will vie for his attention and favours. And one day one of the courtiers said to the King…come visit your people in our churchs, synagogues,temples and mosques (the Kingdom of heaven on earth) and it will be very well for all of us. Also, please bring your Son along. But, the King thought about it and said, “No, I have another Kingdom (the Kingdom of Heaven of our spirits and souls inside of the human heart) that is far above us in the sky, but also very near. If you cannot find God inside of the human heart, you cannot find him anywhere. But, if you can find him there you can find him anywhere. So, it is better for you to come visit me there and then it will be very well for all of us, and not just some. So, they said alright we will do this. But, they did not. For the courtiers thought about it awhile and decided it was better for them to stay in their homes, churchs, synagogues, and mosques and keep asking the King to visit them there. They met together and thought they could outsmart the King. Thinking it would shame him, they held a banquet for the benefit of the whole Kingdom but did not invite him. So when they saw him again they asked him, “When will you be visiting us in our home?” But, the King said instead to them, “I visited you some time ago. But, recently we were talking and I invited you for a visit and you said that you would come but you did not. Isn’t the truth in your words more important to me than feasting with you for the benefit of all of us ”
Now you tell me, Who is like unto that King? Was the King right or the courtiers? And, who is the King in that realm and in us?
In the end, in the sense of how they are related to our everyday goals, our own words matter little compared to what we do during our lives. However,there is an even high judgement than this that we must face. For, at the level of our soul’s progress in heaven and the development of its capabilities…knowing that God’s truth can manifest itself and participate in the words we speak to each other and ourselves is more important than any deeds we might do in an earthly realm.
So, what is the Truth of the words of the courtiers that the King is speaking about in the above parable?
The Bible gives us two very different explanations about what the truth is that Jesus Christ has left to us in the Gospel according to the Book of John. One explanation is given to his disciple Thomas:
“Jesus said to him, I am the Way and the Truth and the Life; no one comes to the Father except by (through) Me.” John 14:6
The other explanation was given to those who were crucifying and hurting him and whose souls he was trying to save and to help:
“Pilate said to Him, Then You are a King? Jesus answered. You say it [You speak the truth correctly here for at this point it is you who are who I am and am trying to help] For I am a King, This is Iwhy I was born, and for this I have come into the world, to bear witness to the Truth. Everyone who is of the Truth [who is a friend of the Truth] hears and listens to My voice.” John 18:37 Amplified Bible with some phrases added to further amplify it by Andrew.
Jesus Christ has said that he is the vine and we are the branches. But, those branches of us in him that promise to keep faith with God and his purposes in any of us, but intentionally don’t…in order not to be God…they are committing a sin against the Holy Spirit and can no longer in us or him.
For as I have been told, and so I do believe…
“If your refuse to take up your cross and follow Me, you are not Mine.”
“Whosoever finds his [lower worldly]life will lose it [the higher heavenly life], and whoever loses his [lower worldly] life on My account will find it [the higher heavenly life on earth].” The Gospel of Matthew chapter 10
Inotherwords, “When the Bible is right, somebody is wrong.”
May 4 Pentecost/ June 9 Shavuous 2008
Thought for the last millenium and also the next:
“A committment to upholding a truth that we both know about together is more fundamental than hoping for one that we don’t [know about]. But, both are important.”
Continuation of Translation of parts of the 1st chapter of Genesis
(untransliterated Hebrew script and some of the ideas for these translations are taken from the book “The Linear Chumash by Rabbi Peasch Goldberg, Feldheim Publishers, Jerusalem/ New York. See last year’s postings for the rest of translations of the first 5 of the 10 sayings of God in Genesis chapter 1)
View looking down on the Colorado River below, toward the east, from Plateau Pt. (3640’), Grand Canyon, AZ The Bright Angel creek (not visible) goes off to the upper left from near the middle of the picture. The rock formations in the background are called the Zoroaster temple (7136’) and the Brahma temple.
Grand Canyon Rock layers from top to bottom:
Kaibab Limestone (deposited 250 million years ago)
Toroweap formation (d 260 m years ago)
Coconino Sandstone (d 270 m years ago)
Hermit Shale (d 280 m years ago)
Supai Group (d 300 m years ago)
Redwall Limestone (d 330 m years ago)
Mauv Limestone (d 530 m years ago)
Bright Angel Shale (d 540 m years ago)
Tapeats Sandstone (d 550 m years ago)
Vishnu Schist
Rock layers less than 250 m years ago have been eroded away
Rocky mountains begin to form 60-70 m. years ago
(information from http://www.bobspixels.com/kaibab.org/geology)
Picture taken 5/10/2008. You can take a short ½ day 12 mile mule trip from the south rim lodges (which are situated at 6860’) to get here/there and back.
The 6th saying (7th utterance) of God occuring
in the 1st chapter of Genesis, 1st of the fifth day
“V’omer Elohaym
God said:
Yeesheer’tzu hamayim.
Let the water swarm
shehrehtz nehphehsh hayah
with creeping living souls
v’oph
and birds
V’ophayph
shall fly
al haerehtz
over the earth
al ph’nay
on the face of
r’kay hashamayim
the expanse of the heavens.”
Genesis 1:20
Another view of the Colorado River from Plateau Pt. Rock formations on the right of the river are (from right to left) Cheop’s pyramid, Horus temple, Tower of Set. On the left of the river canyon is the Dana Butte.
Picture taken 5/10/ 2008
The 7th saying (8th utterance*) of God occuring
in the 1st chapter of Genesis, 1st of the sixth day
Havatsu Falls, Havatsu Indian Reservation AZ located in a side canyon further down the Grand Canyon toward the west. It is assessable from a parking area at the trailhead after a 10 mile hike down the canyon to the Indian village there. 5/2008
V’omer Elohim
And God said,
Totzay haeretz
Let the earth bring out
nehphehsh hayah
living souls
l’maynah
each of their own kind
bheehaymah
animals
v’rehmehsh
and creeping things
v’chay’tu erehtz
land animals
l’maynah
each of their own kind.
Vay’hay kayn
And, it was so.
* If we count Barashayt as the 1st utterance but not a saying.
Genesis 1:24
Havatsu creek, Recreational Equipment Inc. (REI) campground, Havatsu Indian Reservation NW AZ. Although the outside temperature was in the 80’s the water was very cool (maybe 70 degrees) because of loss of heat descending down the falls and across the rocks. 5/2008
The 8th saying (9th utterance) of God occuring
in the 1st chapter of Genesis, 2nd of the sixth day
V’omer Elohim
And God said,
Nashehh Adam
Let us make man
bh’tzal’maynu
in Our image
kheed’motaynu
in Our likeness***
Veeyeer’du
and they shall rule
bheed’agat hayam v’bhof hashamayeem
over the fish of the sea and the birds of the heavens
v’babh’haymah v’bchal haretz
and over the animals and over all the earth.
v’bachal harehmehsh haromaysh al haretz
and over every creeper which creeps on the earth.
Genesis 1:26
*** these words are also reflected as an important part of our own lives when we observe the Jewish community blessing, the birchas hamazon said after meals on the Sabbath and Holy Days.
“Blessed are You, Lord, Our God, King of the Universe Who yotzered (fashioned) Adam (mankind) , in his image and his likeness and tikayn( prepared) for him a structure unto our untoness.
According to my friends, the rabbis in Brooklyn NY, the image mentioned here is the intelligence and spiritual free will of man.
The image of the likeness is his or her physical body which serves as host to the soul or image.
Baruch atah Adonay, yotzeayr h’Adam.
Blessed are thou Lord, who creates man in two parts.
But, note, why does the first part of the verse not say yotzeayr (forming us with his imagination) when Elohim God creates us in his image and likeness? This is because Elohim God inside of us is asehh or making us (creating us in four parts with his own hands) in this verse. For Jews the Spirit and Soul of the Holy One of Israel and his Bride (What Christians call our Holy Spirit) according to the Torah,is Bahir (inside of the mountain of God in us) at this time. Begotten creation (as when we say in the Eucharist that Jesus Christ was created, begotten, not made by God and the Virgin Mary) occurs on Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur. This is the Unity School of Christianity. The Yotzer, or the formation of man’s image and likeness as a part of God in our imagination occurs during the Passover Seder. It is also reaffirmed with denials and affirmations during the two months of the Jewish lunar fall calendar after Elul. This is Our Prayer Group YHWH School of Christianity. Making (as Moses inscribed or made the tablets of the Ten Commanments when God lifted up his face upon him)* occurs at Shavuous. This is YHWH School of Christianity informing Our Prayer Group.
*and as the prophet Isaiah explains in his transcendent teachings that God made humankind out of a potter’s clay turned in four directions being assisted by the instruction and knowledge of his four archangels…Ariel, Gabriel, Raphael, Michael
The 9th saying (10th utterance) of God occuring
in the 1st chapter of Genesis, 3rd of the sixth day
Vay’bharehch atam Elohaym
God blessed them
V’omehr lahehm Elohaym
And God said to them,
ph’ro urabho
Be fruitful and multiply
umeel’o et haretz
and fill the earth
V’cheeb’shehha ur’du
and conquer it and rule
bheed’agat hayam v’bhof hashamaym
over the fish of the sea and the birds of the heavens
v’bchal hayah
and over every living being
haromaysheht al haretzwhich creep on the earth.
Genesis 1:27
Navaho falls, located around the corner from the Havatsu falls.
The 10th saying (11th utterance) of God occuring
in the 1st chapter of Genesis, 4rd of the sixth day
V’omehr Elohaym
And God said,
Heenayh natatay lachehm et chal eyshehv
Behold, I have given to you every herb
zray zehra
seed of a seed**
ashehr al ph’nay chal haretz
which dwells on the face of the earth
v’et chal haaytz ashehr bho ph’ray aytz
and every tree which bears a tree’s fruit
zrav zehra
as a seed of a seed**
lchehm yeeh’yehh lach’lah:
which will be your food.
ul’chal hayat haretz v’bhof hashamaym
and to all living creatures and the birds of the heavens
ul’chal romaysh al haretz
and to all which creeps on the earth.
ashehr bho nehphehsh hayah
which bears a living material soul [outwardly visible]
et chal yehrehq ashehv l’ach’lah
all green herbs…for food.
Vay’hay kayn:
And it was so.
Genesis 1:30
** Note to the above: the words seed of a seed remind us of the philosophical term “concept of concept” see last year’s blog for the 1st part of an amateur philosophical/ theological paper about this.
thanksgiving, affirmative, petitionary words of Greek, European, English, and American Christianity:
1) YHWH Shammah iff God and their/our Son Jesus Christ are present in us.
2) YHWH Yireh iff God and Christ Jesus are our providence.
3) YHWH Rohi iff God and Jesus Christ enlighten us and are the head of us (our leaders).
4) YHWH Nissi iff God and his/her/our Son Christ Jesus hold the whole world in their hands.
5) YHWH Rapha iff God and our Son Jesus Christ are our healers.
Flying back up the Pearl River after departing from New Orleans Lakefront Airport 3/15 2006. The first part of the trip passed the north shore area of Lake Pontchartrain then kept a straight line course at about 3000’ as I flew to the Vicksburg MS area. This is indicated on the altimeter and Garmin 300 GPS in the above photo. The last leg of the flight continued to return the aircraft to its base at Jacobs Aviation, Hawkins Field Jackson MS.
Cockpit instrument rack as viewed from the pilot’s seat in an instrument flight rules equiped (IFR) Cessna 182, N8189G. On left of center there is clockwise from upper left : the altimeter, the two very-high frequency omni directional receivers (VOR) course deviation needles. These are tuned from the frequencies set in radios stacked in the second level on the middle (above the required transponder which identifies the aircraft to flight controllers. Finally finishing the trip around the circle there is the vertical speed indicator. On the right of center there is…moving down from the top from left to right .. the left fuel tank fuel indicator, ammeter, right fuel tank fuel indicator. Then on the row below that, again moving left to right …cylinder head temperature, oil temperature, and oil pressure . Below that the circular gages indicate engine manifold pressure and engine revolutions per minute (RPM) gage respectively . Note the Garmin Global Positioning Satellite (GPS) 300 receiver directly below the radio switch panel. Its moving map display allows for much better display of map and other routing information for a single pilot than previously.
God be With You till we Meet Again
United Methodist Hymnal
Hymn 672
Nashville, Tenn 1989
God be with you till we meet a-gain;
By his coun-sels guide, up-hold you,
With his sheep se-cure-ly fold you;
God be with you till we meet a-gain.
Till we meet, till we meet,
Till we meet at Je-sus’ feet;
Till we meet, till we meet,
God be with you till we meet again.
God be with you till we meet a-gain;
Neath his wings se-cure-ly hide you,
Dai-ly man-na still provide you;
God be with you till we meet a-gain.
Till we meet, till we meet,
Till we meet at Je-sus’ feet;
Till we meet, till we meet,
God be with you till we meet again.
God be with you till we meet a-gain;
When life’s per-ils thick con-found you,
Put his arms un-fail-ing round you;
God be with you till we meet a-gain.
Till we meet, till we meet,
Till we meet at Je-sus’ feet;
Till we meet, till we meet,
God be with you till we meet again.
God be with you till we meet a-gain;
Keep love’s ban-ner float-ing o-er you,
Smite death’s threat-ening wave be-fore you;
God be with you till we meet a-gain.
Till we meet, till we meet,
Till we meet at Je-sus’ feet;
Till we meet, till we meet,
God be with you till we meet again.
Words: Jeremiah E. Rankin, 1880
Music: William G. Tomer, 1880