(3) From long ago, the Eternal appeared to me; With everlasting love have I loved you; therefore have I drawn you to Me with loving-kindness.
(3) For I said, "Forever will it be built with kindness; as the heavens, with which You will establish Your faithfulness."
Chesed חָֽסֶד: “an inner quality that grows within us out of the perception that we are not really separate from the other.” Alan Morinis, Everyday Holiness
May God bless you and keep you
May God’s presence shine upon you and be gracious to you
May God's presence be with you and give you peace.
LovingKindness (Chesed) Meditations
May I feel protected and safe.
May I feel content and pleased.
May my physical body provide me with strength.
May my life unfold smoothly with ease.
(Sylvia Boorstein - Buddhist-based Metta practice)
May ________ feel safe (b’tachon) בטחון
May ________ feel content (see’pook) סיפוק
May ________ feel strong (oz) עוז
May ________ I feel peace (shalom) שלום
Olam Chesed Yibaneh
עוֹלָם, חֶסֶד יִבָּנֶה
Olam chesed yibaneh
I will build this world from love…tai dai dai
And you must build this world from love…tai dai dai
And if we build this world from love…tai dai dai
Then God will build this world from love…tai dai dai
Psalm 89:3; Music by Rabbi Menachem Creditor (CD: Shirav, Deeper and Deeper)