Shofar as Wordless Prayer

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I've been reading commentaries about the shofar being blown on Rosh Hashana and how the sound of the shofar is like wordless prayer, prayer from the heart, and like the sighs and groans of Israel in bondage in Egypt. God heard their sighs. God heard their groans. God heard their "wordless prayer."
Paul wrote about groans in Romans 8 - groanings of creation, groanings within ourselves, how the Spirit makes intercession for us with groanings that cannot be uttered.
Israel groaned when in bondage in Egypt. Paul wrote of groans and a kind of bondage, too.
All groaning for redemption.

 

[LaSorcia]

That's beautiful.

A rabbi once offered me the chance to blow the shofar during service, but I was way too shy. I wish now that I had.

 

[Akita Suggagaki]

For me the shakuhachi has become a form of wordless prayer. I am so glad I found it though I have not played i a while.

 

[Rachel Rachel]

For me the shakuhachi has become a form of wordless prayer. I am so glad I found it though I have not played i a while.

How very beautiful!