9-8-07 6:54

Why am I awake at this time? oh well. it's fun.

Wednesday night starts Rosh Hashanah. I've never paid that much attention to it before, but for some reason this year it means a lot to me. I have been doing research on the customs and beliefs surrounding it in Jewish culture, and it's strikingly like the season that I've been in with God and didn't even think about it. Weird. But God's good like that. He takes us from understanding to revelation to deeper understanding…and so on and so forth. Rosh Hashanah is basically about judgement; judging yourself in the days prior, the month of Elul, during a time of drawing close to God and setting yourself apart for Him. On Rosh Hashanah, according to tradition, God will judge the world. As individuals, we must present ourselves before the King to hear His decision. It's also about establishing the Kingship of God, setting Him as the ruler of our lives and worshiping Him as the King of the Universe. Then come the Days of Awe, when we recognize the awesome presence of God and seek His favor while He may be found, and then Yom Kippur…the day of atonement, God's day, when our next year of life is sealed. Kind of cool, if you ask me.