Those who have ever commuted to the City on the LIRR are familiar with this scene like this. While on the platform, the conductor scanned the area for stragglers. A woman with wet hair bounded from the parking lot and up into the train. Then, a man in a dark suit strode to the platform and climbed aboard. The conductor waited patiently while several more late-comers sprinted to the tracks and boarded at the last moment.
Just
as the conductor was patient with people boarding the train, God patiently
waits for people to come return to Him and actualize the very best vision of
themselves. Isaiah says, “Truly the Lord is waiting to show you grace, truly He
will arise to pardon you. For the Lord is a God of justice; happy are all who
wait for Him.” (Is. 30:18) What a powerful message for us during the
month of Elul as we prepare our hearts and souls for these Days of Awe. God is
waiting for us to turn back to Him.
Over
and over again on the High Holidays we shall sing “Adonai, Adonai, El Rachum
veChanun The Lord is ever present, all-merciful, gracious,
compassionate, patient, abounding in kindness and faithfulness, treasuring up
love for a thousand generations, forgiving iniquity, transgression and sin, and
pardoning the penitent.” If you have delayed deciding to do teshuva,
repentance, there is good news—it’s never too late to return back to the
Ribbono shel Olam. He is calling to us now so that He may bless us with all the
blessings found in this week’s Torah portion, Ki Tavo. Why wouldn’t you run in
His direction and keep Him waiting no longer?!
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