蜜芽传媒

A spiritual comment and prayer to start the day with Rabbi Charley Baginsky

Good Morning!

When I prepare a sermon it begins long before I sit down to write. A phrase from a song, a scene in a film, a news headline, all get stored away like pieces of a jigsaw, waiting for the picture to emerge.

One of those pieces for me is always Bob Dylan. In 1970, during a time of protest and upheaval, he released an album of gentle introspective covers, music people didn鈥檛 want to hear. They were looking for anthems, not self-portraits. But Dylan was making a statement: sometimes the work isn鈥檛 to speak for the moment, but to turn inwards and ask, Who am I really?

That question can be uncomfortable. We all carry a picture of ourselves in our minds, the kind, patient, interesting person we hope others see. But every so often, it鈥檚 worth holding up the mirror and asking whether that picture is still true.

We might find things to celebrate, small acts of generosity, moments we stayed calm under pressure, times we showed up for someone who needed us. We might also find places where we鈥檝e fallen short.

The danger comes when we never look at all. Then the picture grows less true, gathering dust in the attic of the soul.

May we have the courage to paint honest self-portraits, ones that include the scars and the hope, the mistakes and the learning. May we see ourselves clearly, and choose the colours for the person we still want to become. And may that clarity shape the way we meet the days ahead.

Amen.

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