Thirty-six days of the Omer 5777

Today is thirty-six days, which is five weeks and one day,of the Omer. Chesed of Yesod. Love / Grace of Foundation / Bonding.

What doyou cleave to in your life? Did you have a happy childhood, full of appropriatelevels of parental bonding and family bliss? Or (more likely) were there bumpsalong the way? Are you naturally wary of other people, always keeping yourguard up?

I invite you to imagine cleaving to another person in a healthy, loving way. Imagine selfless love connecting you to one another, and to a larger community. Imagine the depth of meaning this type of foundation would infuse in your life. This is one aspect of Rabbi Sid Schwarz's theory of covenantal community: mutual obligation in support of a shared vision.

The Grace of the Divine, the selfless love of theuniverse, can also infuse your bonding towards a moral, ethical life, bringingmore light into the world. May the intensity of all that has gone before thisday help you create a healthy bond with another person, based on mutual respectand responsibility.