Strength. Boundaries. Withholding. Discernment. Power. Structure within Foundation. Roots. Connection. Creation.
Tonight, I keep picturing literal roots, under the ground. I see their shape, their Structure. Each Root has a Structure of its own, and the Root system has a collective Structure, without which, there would not be much Power. A Root on its own doesn’t amount to much, and yet each shapely strand is an integral part of the whole.
It is a beautiful comfort to think that I am a tiny, but essential part of a Root structure. Goodness knows, I need the Strength of the Structure right now. I am very worried about someone I love very much, and I know that losing sleep is not an option. Losing sleep hacks away at my effectiveness. If there is anything I can do to help this beloved, it does not have to do with wringing my hands all night long in worry. It has to do with calling on the Root systems that support us both. We share a Foundation, and I know that each individual strand is willing to do whatever it might take to make sure the Structure of the Foundation stays intact.
I will reach out to my fellow strands and, as always, keep calling on the One who is at the Foundation of all that I have and am.
May you be blessed with Connection within your Root systems. May the Peace of Shabbat serve to Strengthen the Creativity you need to meet whatever you encounter with grace.
Shabbat shalom.