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Telling Your Most Life-Giving Story (Shabbat Vayigash)
Telling Your Most Life-Giving Story (Shabbat Vayigash)

At times we all feel overwhelmed by the challenges we are facing. But when we can take a step back and tell our fullest story – though it’ll include moments of challenge, they will only be a part, not the entirety of our story. When Joseph meets his brothers, he tells a full story: “Do not be distressed or reproach yourselves because you sold me [into slavery]; it was to save life that God sent me ahead of you” (45:5). Joseph acknowledges what his brothers did, but what happened to him is only part of his story.

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sermonAdam Lavitthope, Joseph, story-telling, faith, pandemic
Active Hope (Shabbat Beshallach)
Active Hope (Shabbat Beshallach)

In the days ahead, when Amalek, that voice of doubt or cynicism, tries to overtake us, tells us the daily struggle is too much, let’s remember that Moses didn’t hold his hands up alone, no: a trusted companion was there on either side of him, supporting him. As we prepare to enter our own Promised Land at the end of this long wilderness journey, we need each other now more than ever.

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Adam Lavittinauguration, insurrection, liberation, faith