This is the time of the year when we see the beauty of Spring evolve and God is revealed to us through nature. We walk out of our homes and what hits us are the amazing colorful flowers, the lush green grass and the fragrant blossoming trees. Theres a clear blue sky and the bright sun illuminates everything. Even on a rainy day, which is a gift from God, we are still captured by what is growing all around us, and every year it all reappears exactly at this time. Its not the handiwork of the gardeners it is the handiwork of God. It is His annual gift to us, just one of the many gifts God gives us. One of the many gifts that uplifts our spirits and our senses as we realize without a doubt Gods Mastery of the universe. Shortly it will be Shavuous which is referred to as the Festival of Reaping, the barley offering that was brought to the Temple, was also distributed to the poor. The day of bikkurim, commemorates the time when we bring to the Temple the two loaves of bread from the new grain harvest as a first offering. Shavuous is also referred to as the day of Atzeres or assembly, which commemorates an ingathering. Moses refers to the day on which the Torah was given as the Atzeres.(Deuteronomy 9:10) The Festival of Shavuous is literally called Weeks as we count the seven complete weeks from Passover. During this time we count the Omer in anticipation that Shavuous is approaching. We do not celebrate Shavuous in a specific month, rather it is the culmination of the fifty day period, the counting of the Omer. Shavuous commemorates the Revelation at Sinai. And you shall declare on this very day. Leviticus 23:21.
Happy Shavuous!!!!