Tag: abraham

The Biblical Meaning of Gratitude

In the Jewish tradition, gratitude is not only a feeling. It is a response to a sacred question. That question is “Ayeka?” “Where are you?” It is the first question God poses to humanity in the Garden of Eden, spoken into a moment when…

The Great Handoff – The Stream

There’s a powerful parable I heard years ago. It’s the story of a man in Japan who walked to work ever day. Each day, he passed by a field where a farmer was clearing rocks from the field. The farmer picked, he dug, and then he carried the rocks…