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Stubbornness & the God Who Stays
Deuteronomy 9:24 — “You have been rebellious against God from the day I knew you.”
Breathe in, and feel the solid ground beneath you.
Breathe out, and notice where you hold firm inside — jaw, shoulders, belly.
Stubbornness can protect what is sacred.
It can block growth and close the heart.
And sometimes, it’s simply a steady presence: the part of you that stays the course.
In the wilderness, Israel argued, resisted, refused — and still, God stayed. The Holy One could not let us go.
As you breathe, hold this truth:
Your willfulness, your chutzpah, even your anger, can be destructive, life-giving, or simply human.
And through it all, you are not rejected. You are still beloved.
Breathe in: your fire.
Breathe out: the God who remains.
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By Rabbi Alon C Ferency
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Stubbornness & the God Who Stays
Deuteronomy 9:24 — “You have been rebellious against God from the day I knew you.”
Breathe in, and feel the solid ground beneath you.
Breathe out, and notice where you hold firm inside — jaw, shoulders, belly.
Stubbornness can protect what is sacred.
It can block growth and close the heart.
And sometimes, it’s simply a steady presence: the part of you that stays the course.
In the wilderness, Israel argued, resisted, refused — and still, God stayed. The Holy One could not let us go.
As you breathe, hold this truth:
Your willfulness, your chutzpah, even your anger, can be destructive, life-giving, or simply human.
And through it all, you are not rejected. You are still beloved.
Breathe in: your fire.
Breathe out: the God who remains.