Return: Daily Inspiration for the Days of Awe
Confession helps us name all the parts of a process that lead up to a particular outcome.
Erica Brown • Return: Daily Inspiration for the Days of Awe
According to a study conducted by the University of Waterloo, comprehensive apologies consist of eight elements: Remorse Acceptance of responsibility Admission of wrongdoing Acknowledgment of harm Promise to behave better Request for forgiveness Offer of repair Explanation If any piece of this process is absent, it could compromise the acceptance o
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repentance had to be discovered. It was neither instinctive nor assumed.
Erica Brown • Return: Daily Inspiration for the Days of Awe
David Ben-Gurion said in considering the impossibility of the State of Israel, “Anyone who does not believe in miracles is not a realist.”
Erica Brown • Return: Daily Inspiration for the Days of Awe
God obligates us to be holy not because it is a stretch for us that is aspirational but unachievable. He demands it of us because God believes we can become holy.
Erica Brown • Return: Daily Inspiration for the Days of Awe
Often naming a problem creates a path out of the problem.
Erica Brown • Return: Daily Inspiration for the Days of Awe
Our prayer leader is telling us that we must love honesty and integrity in order to pray with sincerity and that he hopes his prayers will be heard and accepted on behalf of the community. We have a job to do, and he has a job to do.
Erica Brown • Return: Daily Inspiration for the Days of Awe
Honesty lies somewhere between truth and peace.
Erica Brown • Return: Daily Inspiration for the Days of Awe
When Moses was called he answered, “Hineni.” I am in the moment. I am fully present. I have answered the call to holiness. Only in that state will the impossible become possible.