Quote of the Week #130 - The Meaning of “Adonai Hineni”
To love each other in the name of God! Now, here is the
greatest challenge of all, for who is loving whom? Are we really separate from
each other, or are we just exemplars of the unity of God? The mind can conjure
up all sorts of splendid ideas, but it is only the heart that can truly
understand. We are asked to polish the mirror of the heart. We do this by
knocking at the door of the heart, remembering that the door is opened up from
the inside. We ourselves cannot open it. So who opens it? Only when we can say,
“It is Thou [Adonai],” in answer to his question, “Who is knocking at my door?”
that the door can be opened. [Only when we can say, “Hineni/I am here at your
service,” in answer to his question, “Where are you/Who is there?” that the
door can be opened].
Only in complete humility can we approach the door of the
heart. We approach the door of the heart when there is nothing else to do. When
we knock properly, it shall be opened unto us. That is the promise that we were
given, and are given, from the beginning of time. We are veiled by endless
masquerades, until the right time comes for the veils to be lifted, and we can
see him face to face, and truly say, “Oh Thou!”
--Adapted by Steven J. Gold from Steps to Freedom by
Reshad Feild, with editorial notes in brackets [ ]
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