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What gets us through the difficult times? Our Torah and Haftarah readings imply that when we surrender ourselves to God, and believe that God is with us, then God will fight our battles with us, walk alongside us, and give us direction, guidance, and strength for the road ahead. As we get closer to Yom Kippur, that's a message I can believe. It's not always easy to believe that God is with us. Sometimes we may not even want God to be so close. And yet, I believe that belief in God and God's support allows us to feel that we're never alone in the world, and that no matter how bad things might be, they can get better with God's help, if we're willing to do the work needed to be God's partner in the world.

Do you agree? Does God help us when we need or is that just a story we tell ourselves?

I'd love to hear your thoughts.

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