When Jewish people were deprived of their homeland and dispersed during 'Diaspora' they were suffering massive repulsive programs of discrimination by Catholic and later offshoots such as Martin Luther created. His words are ridiculous to an extreme seldom seen in venomous annals of Roman inspired hatred. It is interesting to note that Vlad Impaler of Dracula fame was a Catholic paid agent who salted wells and blamed Jews among other heinous acts. At his time in middle Ages Rabbis created a book called Zohar and thought to correct treatment they had given women, a little. Perhaps like self-serving prayer, these men thought treatment Jews were receiving at hands of Flagellants etc., could be abated by a minor re- deification of women. I am not belittling positive cultural impact creation of 'Matronit' brought about, but I am saying they did not go far enough. To talk about horrors of religious behavior in academic terms sometimes seems to absolve one from real and utterly disgusting aspects of these hypocrites - pursuing power! I must remind myself every time I think of religion that women are being genitally disfigured and forced into unloving arranged marriages or what amounts to prostitution without pay or concubinage.

Many scholars think degradation of Jewish scholarship during this period led to use of a watered down version of Qabala that was called Kaballah. Assuredly many of blessings I have spoken of earlier are often experienced by serious practitioners of these arts included in Qabala. Healings and exorcisms are well within potential of every man and woman on this small planet hurtling at ever faster velocity through space. The Tree of Life which is central to Kaballah is very powerful meditational 'stuff'! The next quote is from Gersholm Sholem, who I think gave a paper at Eranos Conferences on 'Golem' or 'dybbyk' and gargoyles, that are animate forms of prior inanimate matter. He says:

"Kaballah is a unique phenomena, and should not be considered to be identical with what is known as 'mysticism'. It is mysticism in fact; but at same time it is both esotericism and theosophy. In what sense it may be called mysticism depends on definition of term, a matter of dispute among scholars. If term is restricted to profound yearning for direct communion with God through annihilation of individuality (bittul ha-yesh in hassidic terminology), then only a few manifestations of Kaballah can be designated as such, because few kaballists sought this goal, let alone formulated it openly as their final aim. However, Kaballah may be considered mysticism insofar as it seeks an apprehension of God and creation whose intrinsic elements are beyond grasp of intellect, although this is seldom explicitly belittled or rejected by kaballists." {The intellect or Hod.}

Do you agree with this Biblical truth? Ask Lord to help you with your unbelief. Your life is too valuable to God, to this world, to miss living with impact simply because you can’t get this truth into your heart. All things are possible to him who believes, according to Bible. Why would someone not believe that her life is meaningful? Many have been told that they were a mistake. Many have believed lie of enemy that they are just a lump of flesh, suspended in space and time, to exist and then die. But this is not true.

The Bible says that you are made in image and likeness of God. The Bible says that you are wonderfully and gloriously made. The prophet Jeremiah said that God called him to his life-long purpose from his mother’s womb. The Bible says that you’ve been in mind of God from eternity past. A life this significant should certainly have purpose. And if it has purpose, then it can impact world around it.

That’s right. Because God created you in purpose, you are significant in this world. The Kingdom of God is your domain. And as you move through this life in Kingdom of Light, you spoil works of darkness. As darkness flees, you stand in its vacated spot as light and salt. You bring Light of Christ so that others may see, and you stand as salt against rottenness of evil and despair. This is impact. This is your life.

Keep faith. Stay course. Jesus is coming soon. Pastor t.