Day Twenty-two
13th of Iyyar 5781 – from sundown on April 24th to sundown on April 25th, 2021
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 אנים ועשרים יום שהם שלשה שבועות ויום אחד לעמר
Hayom shnayim v'esrim yom, sh'hem shloshah shavuot v'yom echad la'omer.
Today is the twenty-second day, making three weeks and one day of the Omer.
Psalm 67: 4-7 (NKJV 49 word Paraphrase)
Let the peoples praise You, God; For You shall judge the people righteously, And govern all the nations on earth. Let everyone praise You, God; Let all people praise You. Then the earth shall yield her increase; God, shall bless us, And all the earth shall fear Him.
Psalm 1 (NKJV)
How happy is the man who does not follow the advice of the wicked, or take the path of sinners, or join a group of mockers! Instead, his delight is in the Lord's instruction, and he meditates on it day and night. He is like a tree planted beside streams of water that bears its fruit in season and whose leaf does not wither. Whatever he does prospers. The wicked are not like this; instead, they are like chaff that the wind blows away. Therefore the wicked will not survive the judgment, and sinners will not be in the community of the righteous. For the Lord watches over the way of the righteous, but the way of the wicked leads to ruin.
Prayer for day 22:
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-second day of the counting of the omer, we remember your bountiful kindnesses to the Israelites, how after you delivered them from slavery in Egypt they repeatedly forgot the great miracles you performed and the acts of love you showered on them. And we remember how Yeshua continued to reveal Himself to His disciples speaking of the things pertaining to Your kingdom. We humbly ask that You in the same way, reveal yourself to us and help us to become more like Him. Amen.
After the reciting the prayer, continue to pray and meditate on how after the Israelites became complacent and self-reliant at Elim they set out and camped at the Sea of Reeds where they complained to Moses. Pray that God will be able to work with us when we are complacent, self-reliant and complaining.
Suggested selections for further reading: 1 Cor 13:6-7
The Sefirot for Day twenty-two is: Chesed of Netzach: Love (Loving-kindness) in Endurance. A very important relationship exists between Chesed and Netzach. Love nurtures endurance and endurance love. We are created out of love and to endure we must be the recipient of love.
Suggested activity for today: Think of someone you know that is encountering great hardship at this time and perform an act of kindness that will help them to endure in their struggle.
Suggested reading from the weekly Torah portion: Emor – 1st reading: Leviticus 21:1-15
Suggested readings from the Brit Hadashah and the Prophets: Ezek 44:15-31; Rev 21:3-4; Matt 9:7-9
Suggested readings from the Brit Hadashah and the Prophets: Ezek 44:15-31; Rev 21:3-4; Matt 9:7-9
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