Artist Reflections From afar the Eternal appeared to me: With an everlasting love I have loved you; therefore I have drawn you with kindness. - Jeremiah 31:3 The Eternal proclaims an everlasting love for us, but only after the statement that He appeared “from afar”. This is like the transition from night to day at sunrise. When the night is still dark, when things are not clear, we only perceive this love from a distance. Then comes the sunrise, a whisper of clarity breaks through the darkness. In that light the message resounds: “With an everlasting love I have loved you.” This tree in the hills of Ruhama is a witness of this light. It teaches us to be unmoved. Whether day or night, its roots are planted deep below the surface and are prepared to embrace the changes of the day. Emunah - faith - grants us this rootedness. When we strengthen our ability to perceive the Oneness around us, we are granted the ability to see through the darkness and glimpse into the light of existence at all times.
