More on G-d and the Tsunami
From Kings I (Chapter 19), the story of the prophet Elijah:
The prophet Elijah, fleeing for his life from King Ahab and his wife Jezebel, ran to the mountain of the Lord much in need of divine help. There the Lord appeared to him.
"There was a great and mighty wind, but the Lord was not in the wind. There was an earthquake, but the Lord was not in the earthquake. Then there was a fire, but the Lord was not in the fire. Finally there was a kol d’mama daka , “a still small voice.” And the Lord was in the still small voice."
From this we can learn that while G-d created nature, G-d is not within nature. Nature works according to its own laws.
(From a recent sermon delivered by a local Rabbi.)
posted by Erica @ 9:27 AM
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The "still, small voice" is one of the concepts in Judiasm that moves me the most.
When it comes up during the weekday service, I think of the still small voice as the one saying v'hu rachum...: "And He, being merciful, forgives iniquity and does not destroy."
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