{"id":3643,"date":"2021-03-25T17:25:42","date_gmt":"2021-03-25T22:25:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hebrew4christians.com\/training\/?p=3643"},"modified":"2021-03-31T15:28:47","modified_gmt":"2021-03-31T20:28:47","slug":"discovering-the-sacred-center","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hebrew4christians.com\/training\/discovering-the-sacred-center\/","title":{"rendered":"Discovering the Sacred Center&#8230;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2966 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hebrew4christians.com\/training\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/chag-create2.jpg?resize=135%2C135&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"135\" height=\"135\" \/>It is written in our Scriptures, \u03b8\u03b5\u1f78\u03c2 \u1f00\u03b3\u1f71\u03c0\u03b7 \u1f10\u03c3\u03c4\u1f77\u03bd, \u201cGod is love,\u201d which means that God\u2019s compassion and kindness are bound to his very essence and nature, and therefore our task is not to seek God\u2019s love but to remove all the barriers within us that we have built against receiving it&#8230; Discovering what hinders our reception of love does not come from human analysis, however, as if we could take ourselves apart to find some reason for our fear. No, the best way to overcome barriers of the heart is to be still, seek silence, and pray &#8211; for this enables us to get in touch with the \u201csacred center,\u201d that is, the realm of holiness where God dwells. \u201cShema Yisrael&#8230;\u201d When we empty ourselves, turning to God for love, we will hear the Spirit whispering back to us: &#8220;Be not afraid&#8230;&#8221; &#8220;Live in me&#8230;&#8221; &#8220;Walk in the light&#8230;&#8221; &#8220;I am with you always&#8230;&#8221; &#8220;You are loved&#8230;&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Hebrew Lesson:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3644\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hebrew4christians.com\/training\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/isa41-10a-analysis.gif?resize=547%2C524&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"547\" height=\"524\" \/><\/p>\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-3643-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/hebrew4christians.com\/training\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/isa41-10a-jjp.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/hebrew4christians.com\/training\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/isa41-10a-jjp.mp3\">https:\/\/hebrew4christians.com\/training\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/isa41-10a-jjp.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/hebrew4christians.com\/Blessings\/Blessing_Cards\/isa41-10a-lesson.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Isa. 41:10a Hebrew lesson card (pdf)<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It is written in our Scriptures, \u03b8\u03b5\u1f78\u03c2 \u1f00\u03b3\u1f71\u03c0\u03b7 \u1f10\u03c3\u03c4\u1f77\u03bd, \u201cGod is love,\u201d which means that God\u2019s compassion and kindness are bound to his very essence and nature, and therefore our task is not to seek God\u2019s love but to remove all the barriers within us that we have built against receiving it&#8230; Discovering what hinders [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":106,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[5,15],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3643","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-daily-dvar","category-hebrew-reading-practice"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hebrew4christians.com\/training\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3643","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/hebrew4christians.com\/training\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/hebrew4christians.com\/training\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hebrew4christians.com\/training\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/106"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hebrew4christians.com\/training\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3643"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/hebrew4christians.com\/training\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3643\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3646,"href":"https:\/\/hebrew4christians.com\/training\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3643\/revisions\/3646"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hebrew4christians.com\/training\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3643"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hebrew4christians.com\/training\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3643"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hebrew4christians.com\/training\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3643"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}