Parsha Vayeira: Simple Spirituality

Is anything divorced from God?  Are there places where we are separate from Him, from His light, from His love, from His friendship?

Many people would say "yes".  I would gently disagree.

God is as separate from our lives as we want Him to be.  He is as present as we invite Him to be.

But here is the deepest secret: If we invite Him into our everyday stuff, we can also more comfortably ask Him for help with our everyday stuff.  If my "work" is in 'my department', then when I ask God for help, I am asking for a favor (since it is of no affair of His).  But if I invite HaShem to be a partner in my work, then when I ask Him for help, it is about both of us.  HaShem and me.  So deep.  So incredible.

How do we achieve this?  What does this really mean?

Attached please find a Shu-Shine on the Torah portion of 'Vayeira': "Simple Spirituality".

May we all be blessed to include HaShem in more and more of our everyday lives, and thereby have the most amazing Friend to turn to whenever things get a bit confusing or challenging.

With Love and a Smile,

~Shu