Quote of
the Week 393 - 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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