We make the Earth bend to our purpose, but can be very unsure of the ground beneath us. But here, now, in this place, we can begin again. Or, having already begun, we can continue our search for shalom, the peace and wholeness we need. An artist cannot be continually wielding the brush. The artist must stop painting at times to freshen the vision of the object, the meaning of which is to be expressed on canvas.
Living is also an art.
The Shabbat represents those moments when we pause in our brushwork to renew our vision of the object. Having done so, we take ourselves to our painting with clarified vision and renewed energy. Everyone looks through a particular color, but the candle is always there. V tov b eynecha l varech et amcha Yisrael B chol eyt u v chol sha ah bishlomecha. Tasim l olam.