Day Twenty-nine
Begin by reciting the blessing:
ברוך אתה יהוה אלוהינו , מלך העולם , אשר קדשנו במצותי
וציונו עלי לספירת העומר
Barukh ata Adonai Eloheinu Melekh ha'Olam asher kid'shanu b'mitzvotav
v'tizivanu al sefirat ha'omer.
v'tizivanu al sefirat ha'omer.
Blessed are you, Lord our God, King of the Universe, who has sanctified us with your commandments and commanded us to count the omer.
Recite the day of the count:
היום תשעה ועשרים יום שהם ארבעה שבועות ויום אחד לעמר
Hayom tishah v'esrim yom, sh'hem arba'ah shavuot v'yom echad la'omer.
Today is the twenty-ninth day, making four weeks and one day of the Omer.
Psalm 67: (NKJV)
God be merciful to us and bless us, And cause His face to shine upon us. Selah.
That Your way may be known on earth, Your salvation among all nations. Let the peoples praise You, O God; Let all the peoples praise You. Oh, let the nations be glad and sing for joy! For You shall judge the people righteously, And govern the nations on earth. Selah
Let the peoples praise You, O God; Let all the peoples praise You. Then the earth shall yield her increase; God, our own God, shall bless us. God shall bless us, And all the ends of the earth shall fear Him.
That Your way may be known on earth, Your salvation among all nations. Let the peoples praise You, O God; Let all the peoples praise You. Oh, let the nations be glad and sing for joy! For You shall judge the people righteously, And govern the nations on earth. Selah
Let the peoples praise You, O God; Let all the peoples praise You. Then the earth shall yield her increase; God, our own God, shall bless us. God shall bless us, And all the ends of the earth shall fear Him.
Psalm 70
To the Chief Musician. A Psalm of David. To bring to remembrance. Make haste, O God, to deliver me! Make haste to help me, O Lord! Let them be ashamed and confounded Who seek my life; Let them be turned back and confused Who desire my hurt. Let them be turned back because of their shame, Who say, "Aha, aha!" Let all those who seek You rejoice and be glad in You; And let those who love Your salvation say continually, "Let God be magnified!" But I am poor and needy; Make haste to me, O God! You are my help and my deliverer; O Lord, do not delay.
Prayer for day 29:
Our Father, we implore You, by the awesome power of Your right hand, accept the prayers of your people; strengthen and purify us, Awesome and Mighty King of the Universe, we beseech you, that You guard as the apple of Your eye Your people Israel. Bless them, cleanse them; bestow upon them forever Your merciful kindness. Powerful, Holy One, we humbly ask that You preserve and protect Your people who are called by your holy Name. Forgive us, shine your face on us and heal our land that has been defiled by the shedding of innocent blood. Accept our supplication and hear our cry, יְהוָ֖ה Yehovah, You who knows the secret thoughts. Blessed be the name of the glory of His kingdom forever and ever.
Sovereign of the universe, You have commanded us through Moses Your servant to count the days of the omer, in order to purify and cleanse us. Therefore, may it be Your will, Lord our God and God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, that in the counting of the omer, which I (we) have counted today, I (we) may be purified and sanctified. And through my (our) obedience to your commandments, may Your abundant bounty be granted all the world. May it rectify our soul and our spirit from every impurity and evil intent, and may it purify and sanctify us with all your holiness.
Abba, father, on this, the twenty-ninth day of the counting of the omer, we remember how the children of Israel grumbled against Moses and Aaron because they were hungry and how you tested them to see whether or not they would follow Your instructions. We thank you that you always provide all we need and we humbly ask that You help us to recognize and learn to follow your instructions for our lives. Amen.
After the reciting the prayer, continue to pray and meditate on how the Israelites forgot the miracles God had performed on their behalf and grumbled against Moses when they ran out of food. Pray that we will be able to overcome our fear and doubt when we are tested.
Suggested selections for further reading: 1 Cor 13:3-5
The Sefirot for Day twenty-nine is: Chesed of Hod: Love (Loving-kindness) in Humility (Gratitude). When we are filled with ourselves, we cannot see the needs of others. When we show gratitude to another we begin to see the needs of others as well and we increase our capacity for love and compassion. It may well be that the more humble and grateful we are, the more we can also show loving-kindness to others.
Suggested activity for today: Give something to charity today, noting that as a result your prayers are made more effective.
Suggested reading from the weekly Torah portion: Behar/Bechukotai – 1st reading: Lev 25:1-18
Other suggested Readings: Heb 4:1-11; Isa 61:1-3; Lu 4:16-21; Gal 6:1-10
Other suggested Readings: Heb 4:1-11; Isa 61:1-3; Lu 4:16-21; Gal 6:1-10
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