Dependência
A dependência de Deus é o caminho da verdadeira liberdade. Sem Cristo, nada podemos fazer. Mas em Deus encontramos sustento, direção e força para todo desafio.
Sem Ele nada podemos
Sem mim nada podeis fazer. O cristão que se desconecta da videira seca — mas o que permanece dá muito fruto.
Ani Hu (I am) HaGefen; you are the sarigim (branches). The one remaining in me and I in him, this one bears much p’ri, because apart from me you are not able to do anything.
(A mikhtam of Dovid)
Be shomer over me, O El:
for in Thee do I hide myself.
I have set Hashem always before me;
because He is at my right hand, I shall not be shaken.
(Shir HaMa’alot, of Sh’lomo)
ExceptHashem build the bais,
they that build it labor in vain;
except Hashem is shomer over the city,
the shomair (watchman) stands guard in vain.
How Thou didst drive out the Goyim with Thy Yad,
but plantedst them;
how Thou didst afflict the peoples,
but for them Thou madest room.
Hashem shall fight for you, and ye shall keep still.
Depender do Senhor
Confia no Senhor de todo o coração e não te estribes no teu próprio entendimento. Em todos os caminhos o reconhece.
Trust in Hashem with all thine lev,
and lean not unto thine own binah (understanding).
In all thy drakhim acknowledge Him,
and He shall make yosher thy orkhot (paths).
The lev adam plans his derech,
but Hashem directeth his steps.
There are many plans in a lev ish;
nevertheless it is the etzah of Hashem that shall stand.
The Birkat Hashem, it maketh wealthy,
and He addeth no sorrow with it.
My flesh and my levav may fail;
but Elohim is the Tzur of my levav, and my chelek l’olam.
So will we never turn back from Thee;
revive us, and we will call upon Thy Shem.
(Shir HaMa’alot)
I will lift up mine eyes unto the harim (hills),
from whence cometh ezri (my help).
Ezri (my help) cometh from Hashem,
Oseh Shomayim va’Aretz.
He will not allow thy regel to slip;
He that is shomer over thee will not slumber.
When I said, My regel (foot) slippeth,
Thy chesed, Hashem, held me up.
I called upon Hashem in distress;
Hashem answered me, and set me in a broad place.
(Mizmor of Dovid)
Hashem is my Ro’eh (Shepherd);
I shall not lack.
He maketh me to lie down in green pastures;
He leadeth me beside the mei menuchot (tranquil waters).
Contentamento e confiança
Aprendi a viver contente em toda situação. A dependência de Deus nos livra da ansiedade e nos firma na paz.
Not that I refer to lack, for I have learned, in whatever circumstances I am, to be tzufrieden (content).
For I Hashem Eloheicha
will take hold of thy yamin (right hand),
saying unto thee:
Fear not; I will help thee.
He giveth ko’ach to the faint;
and to them that have no might He increaseth power.
Think with a (spiritual) consensus in achdus harmony among yourselves. Do not cherish the thoughts of the ba’al gaavah (haughty person), but associate with the anaviyim (humble), with the lowly am ha’aretz; do not be chachamim (wise ones) in your own estimation.
For just as in one body we have many members (natural capacities), and all the members do not have the same function, So we all are one body in Moshiach, and are individually members one of another,
And those who are in the basar are not able to please Hashem.
Therefore, do not have a LEV ROGEZ for tomorrow, for makhar (tomorrow) will care for itself. Each day has enough tzoros of its own.
But who am I, and what is my people, that we should have ko’ach to make this freewill offering? For all things come of Thee, and of Thine own have we given Thee.