As we approach Shabbat we are aware of the blessing we have received this week—even during challenging times, we are grateful.
Our blessings include the love of family, friends, and our community; the feelings of goodwill that we have shown to all whom we have encountered and their awareness of our good intentions. We are thankful for good health, for the caregivers, doctors, nurses, first responders, and all those who help to make our lives easier and safer.
We acknowledge that the gift of Shabbat allows us to refresh our souls. It helps us understand the important values that give our lives meaning in a world of strife and discord.
May this Shabbat help us to make our lives more meaningful, loving, peaceful, and full of joy for what we have. May it bring us to a place of partnership with God to create a better world.
Shabbat Shalom.
— Cantor Nathan Lam