Vayera בוַיֵּרָא And He Appeared — Genesis 18:1–22:24 Torah Study and Poetry (4)
A B’nai Mitzvah Torah Planner with Poetry and Inspiration.
Surprising Guests
Reach out if you have enjoyed / a visitor this week / a friend very close / or recently not seen
An idea sprung on you / suddenly changing everything / an opportunity a blessing / something longed for / arrived at your doorway
Come forward accept receive / if you have this week / given up hope / and in the face of opportunity / wondered how
―Genesis 18:1–8
Appear Here
If this week you have felt / called upon to do more / than is possible / breaking your heart / cracking your life open / to God / the wondering of nature / providing
If you have borne / a child / a desire to produce / evidence of awareness / of what you should do / to comply / to be happy / to live fully / connected to what is around you
If it seems dreams / going up in smoke / saved by a voice in the last minute / extraordinary change happens / dreams survive to live another day
―Genesis 18:9–15
Through Isaac’s Eyes
As I hike along life’s path / I wonders / where is the lamb / there is the wood / the stone / the desire / but where is the lamb
With all my blemishes / will he kill me / I am trying / to do good / falling short / he is going to kill me
Resistance futile / despair / the knife is coming / questions swirl / could I have done better / more / is trying not enough / confusion still as the knife / is put away for today
What test will rise / tomorrow / where / do I go from here / passing the test / leaving perplexity in its wake / am I good enough / a child through whom promises / fulfilled
―Genesis 22:2–14
Enough
How many is enough / to matter / who matters / who makes the difference
How many is enough / to do the right thing / to save the environment / to care for the elderly / to eliminate violence
How many is enough / to create beauty / to teach children / to protect whales and polar bears
What can ten people do / a minion / to change the world for good
―Genesis 18:23–32
Action Verbs: Moving With The Torah
Actions in Vayera include: appearing / bathing / bearing / being / bowing / bringing / coming / eating / enjoying / fetching / giving / going / greeting / growing / hastening / having / kneading / laughing / listening / looking up / making / preparing / reclining / refreshing / replying / returning / running / saying / seeing / setting / sitting / standing / stopping / taking / wafting / withering
―Genesis 18:1–22:24
Originally Published in Vayera (Genesis 18:1–22:24) Journal Your Journey Through a Year of Torah https://www.nervewhisperer.solutions/peace-poetry/category/torah-poetry on November 16, 2019.
