The Twelve Ways
These are the Tribes, Virtues, Attributes, or Abilities
To Grow for protection from corruption now and beyond
the purging flood, fire, leap the exodus that will come to those who
love Growing.
May your inner companion be a good heart.
Reuven: Dignity , Forgive yourself, out grow foolishness
Answer to the Lord is the beginning of a good heart.
Excellent in Honor, above reproach,
Simon: Zeal for argument, the seeker.
the warrior of mind
Levi: Makes Holy, keeps Important,
enters the Sabbath chambers of rest
teacher and calls all together
Judah: Restraint, emotional intelligence
and pursues simplicity
Zebulen: Curiosity, never accepts his ignorance
provider of new possibilities
the fisherman
Issachar: Sabbath no loss or gain no work.
engaging the Holy Spirit with chanting
or serious mediation
I shall not want
Dan: Judgment, openness, self testing
never give evil for evil
only God can wield Justice and not gloat
Gad: Humility, literacy,
always knows he can make mistakes
Naphtali: Honesty, the uncontested virtue
Asher: Respect, Seek the interest of others
Love, gratitude, praise
Joseph: Understanding, the fruit of a complete picture
prophecy, authority
Benjamin: Empathy, Sharing
The paradox of the wolf
persecution and ridicule
I am the last virtue, Crying " The Son of Man"
The Twelve Ways and The Great Purging
May this be God’s blessing
who love Growing
By Moses of Iowa
Camel tale #7
O Camel its me Monkey, "I heard from an Egyptian that Israel got his name from a wrestling match with God. Well now, how can a man wrestle with God? Most likely it was an angel, just a messenger sent to change his name."
O Camel, "Greetings Monkey. Yes he got his blessing, and no it was not any angel. Those Egyptians love to try to make sense of anything they don't understand so they twisted the story. The men of Egypt can't tell an angel from a devil from a Crock of bull. But old Moses hides the important things from them in stories so wise men can dope it out."
Monkey, "So why is your twist better? And where are you going with this story O Great hump?"
O Camel, "O curious Monkey thank you for the glory. Old Moses was very wise to hide wisdom. Now I will show you the wonder of this wisdom. The 12 Ways are very important and Moses put Jacob in a match with God to exalt the 12 Ways. Old Jacob is very strong and very important. The match lasted a long long time. To show the value of the 12 Virtues Jacob won his blessing from God and was given the name Israel. With only a bit of damage to his hip socket."
Peace Be Upon You
By Moses Of Iowa
