Let the Shofar Sound!

Rosh Hashanah, the two-day Jewish holiday began last evening. The shofar, the ram's horn was blown to signify the celebration of God's creation of Adam and Eve. Rosh Hashana is both a new beginning and a time of repentance. One of the ways the holiday is celebrated is with a prayer which is to be said near a body of water. It can be a river or lake, but even a cistern or rain barrel will do in a pinch.

Who is a God like You, Who bears iniquity and ignores transgression for the remnant of His chosen people! He does not retain His anger forever for He desires to be benevolent. He will again show compassion and will subdue our sins and cast all of their transgressions into the depths of the sea!

I wonder if we can take this to heart as Christians while we move through Creation Time. We know we need to repent of our foolish ways when it comes to our abuse and misuse of the world around us. At the same time we can commit ourselves to a new beginning, a change of heart.

Blowing a horn gets people's attention. I wonder what the equivalent of blowing the shofar might be in terms of creation care? How do we get people's attention and stir them to action in the midst of indifference and self-interest?

Any thoughts all you Adams and Eves?