Christian Reflection and Prayer

Scripture:

“But the LORD said to Moses and Aaron, ‘Because you
did not trust in me enough to honor me as holy in the sight
of the Israelites, you will not bring this community into the
land I give them.’” — Numbers 20:12

This is an example of how heroes in the Hebrew Bible were
not some other-worldly, perfect human beings. Rather, they
were flesh and blood, human and fallible, just like you and
me. It’s encouraging to realize that even the greatest people
of all time messed up at one point or another. Moses may
have failed, but he certainly was no failure. We don’t have
to be perfect to be great – we just need to keep trying.

King Solomon tells us in Proverbs 24:16, “though the
righteous fall seven times, they rise again.” The wicked,
however, fall only once. What’s the difference between the
righteous and the wicked? Both fall down, but the righteous
person gets up. A righteous person will never give up. He
keeps trying.

Friends, whether we are trying to reach a lofty goal, or just
trying to become a better person, we must remember this
wise advice: We don’t become failures when we fail. We
only become failures when we stop trying. So next time
you fall, get right back up and carry on.

With prayers for shalom, peace,
Rabbi Yechiel Eckstein

(excerpts taken from Holy Land Moments)