“O God, nations have come into Your inheritance, the altar of Your
sacredness they have defiled, they have made Jerusalem for rubble.”
(Psalms 79:1)
In the Jewish tradition, the “nations” represent
negative traits and trends derived from an egocentric approach to live, what we
frequently call “ego’s fantasies and illusions” that defile what is good in
all, for goodness is the sacredness that dwells in us we call Jerusalem.
In contrast, Israel is the nation that represents
the positive qualities in human consciousness destined to be guided by goodness
forever.
King David laments the permanent fight among good and evil, for
goodness is the natural, logical and obvious choice to live in its total
freedom as the inheritance God created for all to enjoy eternally.
“Their blood [the righteous] they have shed like water around
Jerusalem. There was no one to bury them.” (79:3)
The nations are denounced again as the
persecutors and tormentors of the ethical values and principles that guide us
to live in, with, by, and for goodness. The latter are the righteous leaders of
the people that bear the responsibility of showing us the ways and attributes
needed to make goodness lead all aspects and expressions of life.
We see that the righteous’ life force that is
goodness is spilled by the nations that pursue the destruction of Jerusalem as
the highest level of consciousness in which only goodness rules.
“Happy those who dwell in Your house, yet they praise You forever.” (84:4)
This is one of the most profound verses in the
book of Psalms, yet its literal meaning reveals something quite obvious. If we
live permanently with our Creator, we are destined to praise Him for this
privilege.
The verse suggests that a happy heart is the
precondition to approach God, for if we want to be, have or do something, we
must begin to embrace it as part of us. Besides, we already know and anticipate
that being with our Creator happens to be the most indescribable experience of
all.
The verse may also indicate that those who dwell
in the Temple of Jerusalem, the house of God, have been traditionally by divine
decree the Levites who also guard it, and care for what the priests needed for
their daily service.
Our Jewish tradition tells us that part of the
Levites’ service in the Temple included singing praises to honor, exalt and
celebrate God’s presence in His house.
We realize that living in goodness as God’s
chosen dwelling in human consciousness is the cause and effect of total
freedom, for in goodness we are completely free.
“They have gone from strength into strength, the Almighty God shall
appear in Zion.” (84:7)
This verse relates to the journey we make to
Jerusalem as the destination of hearts and souls seeking to bond with the
eternal goodness of God’s love. We ascend to Zion by gaining the strength that
adds to strength, that only goodness provides.
The more goodness we do, the better we become to
manifest higher expressions of goodness the Creator will reveal when He appears
to us in Zion as the eternal time and space where we bond with Him, as He has
promised.
No comments:
Post a Comment