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Rosh Hashana 5768- 2007: Malchuyot
by Albert Slawsky
 

Every day we recite the Shema, Kabbalat ol Malchut Shamayim.

By announcing God’s unity, we accept the yoke of God’s Divine Sovereignty.

We acknowledge our responsibility to become God’s partners in the work of creation.

We witness God’s Majesty as chaos brings forth order, and we accept God’s Sovereignty when we repair the world as order slips back toward chaos.

We see God’s Glory in Nature’s bounty, and we accept God’s Sovereignty when we share our good fortune with others.

We see God’s Presence in the kindness of others, and we accept God’s Sovereignty with our own acts of loving kindness.

We know God’s Power in the love of family and friends, and we accept God’s Sovereignty by loving them unconditionally.

We undertake the obligation to do God’s work by lifting up those who fall, healing those who are ill and comforting those who are bereft

We know that God is the Eternal and we are here but for a brief while, and we accept God’s Sovereignty by using that time to improve this world for those who share it with us today and leaving it a better place for those who come after us.