No Reserve

BySkip Moen, Ph.D.

Forgive us, our Father, for we have erred; pardon us, our King, for we have willfully sinned; for You are the good and forgiving God. Blessed are You, HASHEM, the gracious One Who pardons abundantly. Shemoneh Esrei – Amidah, Blessing Number 6 Pardon – According to the Artscroll Siddur notes, the Hebrew word mehal (pardon)…

The Four Words (1)

BySkip Moen, Ph.D.

But with you there is forgiveness, that you may be feared.  Psalm 130:4  ESV Forgiveness – Just four words in Hebrew.  Ki-imka has-liha’ lema’an tivare’.  But the world on my black desolation changes with these four words.  Each one is crucial for my rescue. Ki-imka (but with you) opens the thought.  The divine alternative.  YHWH…