Shabbat shalom

My dear Friends

Once again, Shabbat Shalom! It is hard to believe that the Shabbat has come round again. It as about 6am, I am in my friend's flat having a holiday cum retreat while she is away.The sunrise is gorgeous, the window next to me overlooks the recreation ground and there are streaks of gold highlighting an otherwise pale blue sky. The heatwave promises to continue...

I said goodbye to the Israelis yesterday. They are returning to Israel on Sunday. I went to the shop and bought a special challah (braided loaf) for them so that they could bring in the Shabbat somewhere behind the Round church in Cambridge. I said to my special friend that I hope I would see them again one day in the Land...Meanwhile I pray that they are kept safe, along with everyone else in that troubled place.

So, for me, a time of the 4 R's - Rest, recreation , relaxation and renewal. I will go to mass and then chill out with a little reading and in the silence try to listen to 'the voice of eternity', where all our striving will cease and there will be an everlasting Shabbat.

Sister Gila