“When I speak of love I am not speaking of some sentimental and weak response. I am not speaking of that force which is just emotional bosh. I am speaking of that force which all of the great religions have seen as the supreme unifying principle of life. Love is somehow the key that unlocks the door which leads to ultimate reality.”
– Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
Amen Selah.
This week at Sabbath Queen on Friday, Feb 17, we speak of Love in this ultimate reality and the many doorways you may pass through to get there.
Together we will anticipate the new moon opening the portal to the Hebrew month of Adar. Can you start to feel in your bones this yearly spring cycle? This emergence into Adar and into the feast and festival of Purim – with its direct order to find your joy?
Stay here with me for a moment.
Close your eyes.
Breath? Check.
Heart Pulse? Check.
No matter the twisted and painful times we live in please ask yourself, “Self? What tiny spark of joy can I savor right now?” Not quite there yet? Come to Sabbath Queen where we will dedicate our collective power to the hide and seek of joy, play in stillness and sound, and prepare and protest for the world we want to live in.
Together we will build the Sabbath Queen’s Adar altar, a fingerpaint mandala of wonder. Live music will help you to find your wings. Words of invitation, wisdom and meaning making will bring poetry to your lips. This is why we gather.
May you have an empowered V-Day,
May you smile at a stranger for a happy Valentines Day,
May your gather your resources for Repro Shabbat,
May you focus prayers across the seas to the people of Turkey and Syria,
And may you watch our Refugee Task Force member, Boris’s video. He is going to Ukraine to deliver much needed medical supplies and he’s bringing us with him.
With love,
Shira Kline
Co-Founder and Spiritual Leader
