Author: jonathan
I Have Given You a Wife….
As I was concluding my day on Wednesday in prayer, I was impressed with the question, “What do you want?” As recorded previously on this blog, I have been tripped up by that question before, so I was more circumspect when I answered it this time. I thought it brilliant to respond with the same > > Read More …
The Desolation of Jerusalem
On Saturday morning while sitting in the synagogue, I was considering the many optimistic prayers (siddurs) and songs being sung about the triumphant joy, celebration, singing and dancing in the streets that would accompany the restoration of Jerusalem. It came to my mind that prior to this exultant time, there would be a period when > > Read More …
Upon The Mountain — Reflections (Part 4.0 of 4)
After nearly a month of contemplation, there are a number of things that come to mind that I feel a need to clarify and to explore. Whereas I can’t see doing all that in one post, this is the first of several. The others will follow as Part 4.1 of 4, etc. 1. All of > > Read More …
Upon The Mountain — 2017-8-22 (Part 3 of 4)
Recorded 2017-8-22 Note: the same conditions are true here as are in the prior post. Additionally, this post includes things that appear to verifiably incorrect. Nevertheless, I include these, even though it would probably have been safer to have excised portions in order to avoid possible ridicule or disparagement. Oddly, as has been written previously, > > Read More …
Upon The Mountain — 2017-8-21 (Part 2 of 4)
Recorded 2017-8-21 Note: this is not fully scrubbed, and may well represent an unfinished work. It is with some trepidation that I include this in its entirety, transcribed with minimal alteration. If there are errors, they are mine. What is recorded here was taken from a document written by hand as quickly as I could > > Read More …
Sacrament Hymn
Well, it’s up there. For those of you that made it through the “paper” on the sacrament, you will understand to a greater degree why all that work was essential preparation for writing this hymn. So, here is the “Author’s Introduction” as published with the hymn. Click on title to see score. Note: in writing > > Read More …
Upon the Mountain — Introduction Addenda (Part 1 of 4)
Awaking this morning, it was made clear that there were some things of import missing from the prior post. On July 24th and 25th, we received some singular revelations. This was in consequence of offering the prayer on July 23 to ask for a little more time, for which the parallels to the servant pleading > > Read More …
To Be Worthy
I received an indirect “question” regarding my definition of worthiness in my last post (Musings on the Sacrament). This is fair as I did not elaborate on this topic to any great degree. I will attempt to do so here, though this is no simple task. While the concept of worthiness may be relatively simple, we > > Read More …