counting the omer
Hi and shalom, Today is the last day of March and Passover was on Monday evening to Tuesday evening, a Jewish day typically starts at sunset til the next sunset, and now in a 7-week period of counting the days to Shavuot/Pentecost which celebrates God communicating with us in giving the Torah and giving His Spirit, respectively at 2 separate occasions in history. I wanted to share the daily Omer count email which I receive from UMJC, Union of Messianic Jewish Congregations. To think of our journey as a process to be mobilized is refreshing. Each week the emphasis will be on a different aspect of the mobilization. Here is today's sample, day 2. As we continue 49 days of spiritual mobilization in prayer, we can pray to become mobilized ourselves. When you count the Omer tonight, ask, "Am I working on my character? Are those around me affected positively by my example of Messiah Yeshua?" Counting the Omer is a time for personal spiritual renewal, as well as for our shared ...