•“Love people even in their sin, for that is the semblance of Divine Love and is the highest love on earth. Love all of God’s creation, the whole and every grain of sand of it. Love every leaf, every ray of God’s light. Love the animals, love the plants, love everything. If you love everything, you will perceive the divine mystery in things. Once you perceive it, you will begin to comprehend it better every day. And you will come at last to love the whole world with an all-embracing love.” –Fyodor Dostoyevsky, The Brothers Karamazov•Luke 15:1-12•Leviticus 16:20-22•Atonement: to cover, purge, make an atonement, make reconciliation, cover over with pitch •Enneagram www.enneagraminstitute.com•1 Peter 2:24-25•Christ be with me, Christ within me, Christ behind me, Christ before me, Christ beside me, Christ to win me, Christ to comfort and restore me. Christ beneath me, Christ above me, Christ in quiet, Christ in danger, Christ in hearts of all that love me, Christ in mouth of friend and stranger. I bind unto myself the Name, The strong Name of the Trinity, By invocation of the same, The Three in One and One in Three. By Whom all nature hath creation, Eternal Father, Spirit, Word: Praise to the Lord of my salvation, Salvation is of Christ the Lord. -St Patrick

•“Love people even in their sin, for that is the semblance of Divine Love and is the highest love on earth. Love all of God’s creation, the whole and every grain of sand of it. Love every leaf, every ray of God’s light. Love the animals, love the plants, love everything. If you love everything, you will perceive the divine mystery in things. Once you perceive it, you will begin to comprehend it better every day. And you will come at last to love the whole world with an all-embracing love.” –Fyodor Dostoyevsky, The Brothers Karamazov•Luke 15:1-12•Leviticus 16:20-22•Atonement: to cover, purge, make an atonement, make reconciliation, cover over with pitch •Enneagram www.enneagraminstitute.com•1 Peter 2:24-25•Christ be with me, Christ within me, Christ behind me, Christ before me, Christ beside me, Christ to win me, Christ to comfort and restore me. Christ beneath me, Christ above me, Christ in quiet, Christ in danger, Christ in hearts of all that love me, Christ in mouth of friend and stranger. I bind unto myself the Name, The strong Name of the Trinity, By invocation of the same, The Three in One and One in Three. By Whom all nature hath creation, Eternal Father, Spirit, Word: Praise to the Lord of my salvation, Salvation is of Christ the Lord. -St Patrick

•“Love people even in their sin, for that is the semblance of Divine Love and is the highest love on earth. Love all of God’s creation, the whole and every grain of sand of it. Love every leaf, every ray of God’s light. Love the animals, love the plants, love everything. If you love everything, you will perceive the divine mystery in things. Once you perceive it, you will begin to comprehend it better every day. And you will come at last to love the whole world with an all-embracing love.” –Fyodor Dostoyevsky, The Brothers Karamazov•Luke 15:1-12•Leviticus 16:20-22•Atonement: to cover, purge, make an atonement, make reconciliation, cover over with pitch •Enneagram www.enneagraminstitute.com•1 Peter 2:24-25•Christ be with me, Christ within me, Christ behind me, Christ before me, Christ beside me, Christ to win me, Christ to comfort and restore me. Christ beneath me, Christ above me, Christ in quiet, Christ in danger, Christ in hearts of all that love me, Christ in mouth of friend and stranger. I bind unto myself the Name, The strong Name of the Trinity, By invocation of the same, The Three in One and One in Three. By Whom all nature hath creation, Eternal Father, Spirit, Word: Praise to the Lord of my salvation, Salvation is of Christ the Lord. -St Patrick

•“Love people even in their sin, for that is the semblance of Divine Love and is the highest love on earth. Love all of God’s creation, the whole and every grain of sand of it. Love every leaf, every ray of God’s light. Love the animals, love the plants, love everything. If you love everything, you will perceive the divine mystery in things. Once you perceive it, you will begin to comprehend it better every day. And you will come at last to love the whole world with an all-embracing love.” –Fyodor Dostoyevsky, The Brothers Karamazov•Luke 15:1-12•Leviticus 16:20-22•Atonement: to cover, purge, make an atonement, make reconciliation, cover over with pitch •Enneagram www.enneagraminstitute.com•1 Peter 2:24-25•Christ be with me, Christ within me, Christ behind me, Christ before me, Christ beside me, Christ to win me, Christ to comfort and restore me. Christ beneath me, Christ above me, Christ in quiet, Christ in danger, Christ in hearts of all that love me, Christ in mouth of friend and stranger. I bind unto myself the Name, The strong Name of the Trinity, By invocation of the same, The Three in One and One in Three. By Whom all nature hath creation, Eternal Father, Spirit, Word: Praise to the Lord of my salvation, Salvation is of Christ the Lord. -St Patrick

Exodus 40:34-38Leviticus 1:1-5Leviticus 2:1-3Leviticus 3:1The word here used for sacrifice is, “Korbanot” – but it doesn’t literally mean sacrifice like we think of sacrifice.Literally this word means: “Bringing oneself near to God”Romans 12:1-2To be free, we are going to have to organize our life in a liberating way. Do you organize your life for liberation? Or do you just react?Olah: There is a particular spiritual ailment that manifests as an inflation of the self where the mind is consumed with me and everything seems to depend upon me and leads us to manipulate the world to my benefit.The Olah is the burnt offering that is completely consumed by fire. Through the Olah we experience the complete surrender of the self to God’s will. We surrender the “me” into the divine fires. Sh’lamim: There is a particular spiritual disease that afflicts us when we are corrupted or insulated by our wealth and good fortune. It manifests in complacency and stinginess, as a lack of passion or sense of wonder.The Sh’lamim is an offering of thanksgiving. It expresses our sense of wholeness and is given in response to the Grace we receive. Our giving allows that Grace to flow through us. This offering always culminates in a sacred meal shared with the givers, priests and God and giving becomes the natural response to receiving. My fullness overflows into the world and goodness is multiplied as it is shared.Chatat: There is a particular spiritual disease that is caused by carrying the burdens of past mistakes. It causes us shame which cuts us off from God’s love. We become defensive and seek to blame others. The Chatat is an offering that lifts from us the sorrow of our errors. When awareness reveals that we have acted unconsciously, and thus have unintentionally done damage to others, our remorse can be transformed into resolves. The Chatat celebrates this moment of clarity, purifying us from the obscuring effects of guilt or shame, empowering us to turn towards God, towards reconciliation and wholeness.

Exodus 40:34-38Leviticus 1:1-5Leviticus 2:1-3Leviticus 3:1The word here used for sacrifice is, “Korbanot” – but it doesn’t literally mean sacrifice like we think of sacrifice.Literally this word means: “Bringing oneself near to God”Romans 12:1-2To be free, we are going to have to organize our life in a liberating way. Do you organize your life for liberation? Or do you just react?Olah: There is a particular spiritual ailment that manifests as an inflation of the self where the mind is consumed with me and everything seems to depend upon me and leads us to manipulate the world to my benefit.The Olah is the burnt offering that is completely consumed by fire. Through the Olah we experience the complete surrender of the self to God’s will. We surrender the “me” into the divine fires. Sh’lamim: There is a particular spiritual disease that afflicts us when we are corrupted or insulated by our wealth and good fortune. It manifests in complacency and stinginess, as a lack of passion or sense of wonder.The Sh’lamim is an offering of thanksgiving. It expresses our sense of wholeness and is given in response to the Grace we receive. Our giving allows that Grace to flow through us. This offering always culminates in a sacred meal shared with the givers, priests and God and giving becomes the natural response to receiving. My fullness overflows into the world and goodness is multiplied as it is shared.Chatat: There is a particular spiritual disease that is caused by carrying the burdens of past mistakes. It causes us shame which cuts us off from God’s love. We become defensive and seek to blame others. The Chatat is an offering that lifts from us the sorrow of our errors. When awareness reveals that we have acted unconsciously, and thus have unintentionally done damage to others, our remorse can be transformed into resolves. The Chatat celebrates this moment of clarity, purifying us from the obscuring effects of guilt or shame, empowering us to turn towards God, towards reconciliation and wholeness.

Exodus 40:34-38Leviticus 1:1-5Leviticus 2:1-3Leviticus 3:1The word here used for sacrifice is, “Korbanot” – but it doesn’t literally mean sacrifice like we think of sacrifice.Literally this word means: “Bringing oneself near to God”Romans 12:1-2To be free, we are going to have to organize our life in a liberating way. Do you organize your life for liberation? Or do you just react?Olah: There is a particular spiritual ailment that manifests as an inflation of the self where the mind is consumed with me and everything seems to depend upon me and leads us to manipulate the world to my benefit.The Olah is the burnt offering that is completely consumed by fire. Through the Olah we experience the complete surrender of the self to God’s will. We surrender the “me” into the divine fires. Sh’lamim: There is a particular spiritual disease that afflicts us when we are corrupted or insulated by our wealth and good fortune. It manifests in complacency and stinginess, as a lack of passion or sense of wonder.The Sh’lamim is an offering of thanksgiving. It expresses our sense of wholeness and is given in response to the Grace we receive. Our giving allows that Grace to flow through us. This offering always culminates in a sacred meal shared with the givers, priests and God and giving becomes the natural response to receiving. My fullness overflows into the world and goodness is multiplied as it is shared.Chatat: There is a particular spiritual disease that is caused by carrying the burdens of past mistakes. It causes us shame which cuts us off from God’s love. We become defensive and seek to blame others. The Chatat is an offering that lifts from us the sorrow of our errors. When awareness reveals that we have acted unconsciously, and thus have unintentionally done damage to others, our remorse can be transformed into resolves. The Chatat celebrates this moment of clarity, purifying us from the obscuring effects of guilt or shame, empowering us to turn towards God, towards reconciliation and wholeness.

Exodus 40:34-38Leviticus 1:1-5Leviticus 2:1-3Leviticus 3:1The word here used for sacrifice is, “Korbanot” – but it doesn’t literally mean sacrifice like we think of sacrifice.Literally this word means: “Bringing oneself near to God”Romans 12:1-2To be free, we are going to have to organize our life in a liberating way. Do you organize your life for liberation? Or do you just react?Olah: There is a particular spiritual ailment that manifests as an inflation of the self where the mind is consumed with me and everything seems to depend upon me and leads us to manipulate the world to my benefit.The Olah is the burnt offering that is completely consumed by fire. Through the Olah we experience the complete surrender of the self to God’s will. We surrender the “me” into the divine fires. Sh’lamim: There is a particular spiritual disease that afflicts us when we are corrupted or insulated by our wealth and good fortune. It manifests in complacency and stinginess, as a lack of passion or sense of wonder.The Sh’lamim is an offering of thanksgiving. It expresses our sense of wholeness and is given in response to the Grace we receive. Our giving allows that Grace to flow through us. This offering always culminates in a sacred meal shared with the givers, priests and God and giving becomes the natural response to receiving. My fullness overflows into the world and goodness is multiplied as it is shared.Chatat: There is a particular spiritual disease that is caused by carrying the burdens of past mistakes. It causes us shame which cuts us off from God’s love. We become defensive and seek to blame others. The Chatat is an offering that lifts from us the sorrow of our errors. When awareness reveals that we have acted unconsciously, and thus have unintentionally done damage to others, our remorse can be transformed into resolves. The Chatat celebrates this moment of clarity, purifying us from the obscuring effects of guilt or shame, empowering us to turn towards God, towards reconciliation and wholeness.

•Exodus 1:6-14•Exodus 2:1-6•Exodus 3:1-10•Exodus 12:31-32•Betrayal: Deadens our senses, Drains our vitality, Kindles our doubts•What is self-betrayal? It is an act contrary to what I feel I should do for another•When I betray myself, I begin to see the world in a way that justifies my self betrayal. I see the world in a self-justifying way, my view of reality becomes distorted.•And when you become self-deceived you: 1. Inflate others’ faults 2. Inflate your own virtue 3. Inflate the value of things that justify your self-betrayal 4. Blame•Over time, my self-deception becomes characteristic of me, and I carry them with me wherever I go and in whatever relationship enter.•Become aware of your enslavement: Identify an area or aspect of your life that is a source of stress, a pattern of thought that leads you into negativity or despair, a particular way of relating that you know isn’t productive. You might identify a habitual response that is rooted in insecurity or fear, an addiction, or a place of resignation or bitterness within you. Just write with the feeling of that enslavement – with that self-betrayal. Don’t fight it or deny it. Just let it sink in and feel its weight.•Finding the cry within us: Look underneath that weight and find a sound, a word or a phrase that is buried beneath your despair, resignation, bitterness or fear.•Being Heard: Open your mouth and let that sound, word or phrase out. Repeat it again and again, exploring and varying pitch, volume and tone. Let your cry tell the Truth that has until now been silenced. This may take some time. •Seen: Imagine yourself as a very young child. Surround your vision with your most tender compassion. Imagine yourself having compassion on someone you are having difficulty with. Imagine yourself free. •Pray: Lord, I cry out to you – lead me to freedom. Call my name for I am listening. Have compassion on me and help me to have compassion on others. Awaken me to your presence in myself and other. Amen.

•Exodus 1:6-14•Exodus 2:1-6•Exodus 3:1-10•Exodus 12:31-32•Betrayal: Deadens our senses, Drains our vitality, Kindles our doubts•What is self-betrayal? It is an act contrary to what I feel I should do for another•When I betray myself, I begin to see the world in a way that justifies my self betrayal. I see the world in a self-justifying way, my view of reality becomes distorted.•And when you become self-deceived you: 1. Inflate others’ faults 2. Inflate your own virtue 3. Inflate the value of things that justify your self-betrayal 4. Blame•Over time, my self-deception becomes characteristic of me, and I carry them with me wherever I go and in whatever relationship enter.•Become aware of your enslavement: Identify an area or aspect of your life that is a source of stress, a pattern of thought that leads you into negativity or despair, a particular way of relating that you know isn’t productive. You might identify a habitual response that is rooted in insecurity or fear, an addiction, or a place of resignation or bitterness within you. Just write with the feeling of that enslavement – with that self-betrayal. Don’t fight it or deny it. Just let it sink in and feel its weight.•Finding the cry within us: Look underneath that weight and find a sound, a word or a phrase that is buried beneath your despair, resignation, bitterness or fear.•Being Heard: Open your mouth and let that sound, word or phrase out. Repeat it again and again, exploring and varying pitch, volume and tone. Let your cry tell the Truth that has until now been silenced. This may take some time. •Seen: Imagine yourself as a very young child. Surround your vision with your most tender compassion. Imagine yourself having compassion on someone you are having difficulty with. Imagine yourself free. •Pray: Lord, I cry out to you – lead me to freedom. Call my name for I am listening. Have compassion on me and help me to have compassion on others. Awaken me to your presence in myself and other. Amen.