how in the heck are we supposed to live these days

[rebbetzin]

me&thegals :

I keep thinking of the phrase "...an embarrassment of riches," which is what we enjoy in this country.

I see nothing wrong with being prosperous, it is a blessing to have luxuries. We just need to remember Who gives us the ability to aquire such wealth. And we need to be mindful that it can all disappear like dust in the wind.

If you are not content with what you have,
you will never be content with what you think you want.
Rabbi Ariel ben Yochanan 5762​

 

[Oblio13]

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Microsoft, Exxon-Mobil, Whole Foods, Apple and Netflix?

 

[rebbetzin]

Quote:
Microsoft, Exxon-Mobil, Whole Foods, Apple and Netflix?

No... I was thinking of the One who owns it all....

Psalm 50:10-12

10 For every beast of the forest is Mine,
And the cattle on a thousand hills.
11 I know all the birds of the mountains,
And the wild beasts of the field are Mine.

12 “If I were hungry, I would not tell you;
For the world is Mine, and all its fullness.


Isaiah 66

1 Thus says the L_RD:


“ Heaven is My throne,
And earth is My footstool.
Where is the house that you will build Me?
And where is the place of My rest?
For all those things My hand has made,
And all those things exist,”
Says the L_RD.

“ But on this one will I look:
On him who is poor and of a contrite spirit,
And who trembles at My word.