shabbat is here

SHABBAT IS HERE. SOMETIMES SHABBAT IS YOUR SECOND WIND. IT'S THE PARTY AT THE END OF THE WEEK THAT YOU'VE BEEN LOOKING FORWARD TO. IT'S THE CHOCOLATE CAKE YOU TURNED DOWN ALL THOSE ICE CREAM SANDWICHES IN ANTICIPATION OF. BUT SOMETIMES SHABBAT IS LITERALLY REST. SHABBAT IS HERE THIS WEEK TO REMIND US THAT WE CAN STOP FOR A DAY. WE CAN SIT WITH THE TRUTH THAT HASHEM CREATED US AND WE ARE AS WE WERE MEANT TO BE. PEOPLE MIGHT BE SAYING OTHERWISE OR FAILING TO SAY SO BUT IT IS TRUE. I PROMISE YOUR EXISTENCE IS MORE THAN RESISTANCE: IT IS HOLY AND BEAUTIFUL. IT IS THE HIGHEST FORM OF CREATION. IT IS THE IMAGE OF SOMETHING WE CANNOT EVEN BEGIN TO CONCEIVE OF BECAUSE IT IS SO GORGEOUS AND POWERFUL. SOMEWHERE ALONG THE WAY CERTAIN FOLKS STARTED TO FORGET THAT WE ARE GREATER THAN THE ANGELS WE ASPIRE TOWARD AND WE STARTED ACTING LIKE PARTS OF US COULD BE WRONG OR UGLY. IT'S JUST PATENTLY UNTRUE. WE WERE CREATED IN THE LIKENESS AND FOR THE PURPOSE OF LOVE AND COMPANIONSHIP. ANYONE WHO SAYS OTHERWISE IS IN REBELLION OF THE TRUE NATURAL ORDER OF THINGS AND ALL WE CAN DO IS PRAY FOR THEM WHEN WE LIGHT OUR CANDLES AND DRINK OUR MILKSHAKES. I LOVE SHABBAT AND I LOVE YOU SO SO SO SO SO SO MUCH.