grafted in and on the journey

Hello Grafted In Reader, Today is Wednesday, October 27 in my corner of blog land. Change is coming about is probably a phrase we hear occasionally throughout life. Spiritually, this week our High Holiday focus is moving from a season of penitence, solemn and yet joyful, to an eight-day feast celebrating time in the wilderness historically and presently. This period is called, Feast of Tabernacles or Feast of Booths. You may learn about this time period by searching the topic online, and maybe viewing present or past videos of Feast celebration. I recommend three resources in particular for the curious: - Feast of Tabernacles, ICEJ, International Christian Embassy; - United Church Of God, Feast of Tabernacles; - Videos by John Hagee on Feast Of Tabernacles. These particular resources have been around for several years and survive the test of time as it were. I mentioned change is coming about. As this relates to my craft of writing, in the near future, this blog will feature postings a...

Hello Grafted In Reader, Today is September 20 in my corner of blog land, Wednesday. The Jewish faith celebrates Rosh HaShanah (the new year) during this period of time. This includes a ten-day period prior to the Day Of Atonement, Yom Kippur, which is to be Sunday in our current year, 2023. This solemn day is for individual and individual reflection over the sins, iniquities, and transgressions of the past year. Sounds pretty serious doesn't it? Rather than mire oneself in incapability, here is some wisdom from the website, aish.com, to help us all make amends to ourselves and to the others in our respective lives. Following this day of return, begins a joyous feast called Feast of Booths, or feast of Tabernacles. After Monday, read about this festival at the online site of your choosing or perhaps encyclopedia.com. In the past, online videos of this festival have been recorded by the International Embassy for Christians and Jews, which is festive, celebrative, about an hour in le...