Post #2 – Wednesday at sundown.
Lighting the Yom Kippur (forgiveness) candle.
Joining with our Jewish brothers & sisters worldwide.
A 24 hour Day of Atonement. ‘Til sundown Thursday.
A time of At-one-ment – Atonement.
A time of forgiveness, offering & asking.
God asking us – Did we forgive? Did we ask forgiveness?
If so G-d inscribes our name in the Book of Life.

Forgiveness (in case we forgot).
Forgiveness – an Act of Repair

Autumn (Libra, Scorpio, Sagittarius) is the dark half of the year – a time of preparation for the birth of the new light at Winter Solstice. In preparation (and to purify) for the solstice, the Jewish Festivals of Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur (October 1-2) calls humanity to contemplate forgiveness. It is written that God looks on and, should we forgive, our names are written in the Book of Life.

The entire world experienced an extraordinary act of forgiveness at the memorial of Charlie Kirk. A deep shocked silence followed that act of forgiveness. Forgiving….
It is good to know the value, magnitude, potency and effects of forgiveness.

Results of Freedom
Forgiveness is a means towards freedom.
Forgiveness repairs, heals and restores harmony to our lives.
Why forgive?
All of humanity stumbles and falls, capable of human error.
We make mistakes, fail to understand, lack love, are impatient, felt superior, are angry, experience cruelty and hatred and we have all hurt others. In these interactions we are bound to each other energetically.
Forgiveness loosens and breaks those bonds.

Forgiveness is not condoning or excusing harm. Forgiveness is based on the Will to Good, on Goodwill and a desire to relinquish bonds of limitation.

Forgiveness means “to give for.” It is a sacrifice (sacred act), a coming from the heart of the matter. In forgiveness, we seek freedom from sorrow, for self and others.

When one forgives, everyone involved becomes free. Forgiveness is a divine attribute not yet fully understood or cultivated in humanity.

The Wisdom teachings tell us in order to enter into the new Age of Aquarius (era of humanity, truth and freedom), we must “relinquish and bless the things that lie behind and, with love, press forward and upward.”

Forgiveness is the very breath of life – the giving of all to all and for all. Forgiveness sets up a rhythm of great potency – that of love. Forgiveness creates at-one-ment, a balance, harmony and freedom.

Our prayers – “Lord, we pray that we are cleansed from all sins (unskillfulness, ignorance, inabilities, unknowings, hurting others, judgments, criticisms, non-virtuous ways of being that create separations, etc.). Forgive us, Lord, as we, too ,forgive.”

Offering forgiveness, we can know God has written our name in the Book of Life. And when we forgive, we “become like the angels.” Freedom is the keynote of our nation’s founding.
Lighting our Forgiveness candle.
Joining with our Jewish brothers & sisters, worldwide.
Forgiving. Love, Risa