Daily Signet

At the table, I say “Thank you, thank you, thank you”, “Make me yours”, “Blessed art Thou Oh Lord our God who bringeth forth bread from the earth”….As I life my glass, I say, as does Rachel Remen in My Grandfather’s Blessings, “’L’Chaim—to life’. Not as a prayer for something I don’t have. I have life. L’Chaim is not merely a celebration of life when life gives me good things. No matter what difficulty life brings, no matter how hard or painful or unfair life is, life is holy and worthy; not only worthy of celebration but also worthy of choosing. L’Chaim means that, in the face of all that life brings, I still choose God’s gift of life – joyously.”

Make a joyful song unto the Lord, for we have tongues. Make a joyful dance unto the Lord, for we have feet.                                                                            

Ben Leichtling