GC#98 - The Long & Winding Road - Perek Shira 29 - The Sun's Song Part 3

28 years is a long time. That is the time it takes for the Sun to return to its original position in which it found itself to be at the point of Creation. We won't experience many in our lifetimes. The next one is due in 2037.

The excitement was palpable in 2009 at the last one. People gathered in various places from early in the morning, to celebrate the return of Hashem's faithful servant to its exact point of origin.

At first, this may seem almost pagan, G-d forbid (how ironic). But we are not the sun worshippers who turned their back on the Temple. We have already established this.

We are celebrating the consistent faithful nature of Hashem's world, as expressed by the unchanging sun.

At the same time, if it were possible for a human being to express that same message, the sun would stand aside in deference...or stand still - as it indeed sings out. Because humanity is the tachlis. If that tachlis can fulfill its task...mission accomplished. 

It happened three times in history. Each time, it was done by a human representative who placed total trust in Hashem. Even when it seems impossible, even when it seems that a chance of something happening is long gone, keep on track, keep on the path. Because you never know when it will lead you back to the point that you need to be. The second sedra of the week is Mas'ei - literally 'Journeys'. 42 journeys in a desert, when it seemed like the Israelites had lost the opportunity to enter the Promised Land. But the faithful people remained ever hopeful, ever trusting in Hashem, until the long and winding road came to a happy conclusion