Prayer for Character Refinement During Sefirat Ha’omer
Through Reflecting the Seven Emotional Sefirot
Hashem, please help me become who I’m meant to be!
I yearn to rise from physicality to be spiritually free.
With Your holy sefirot I desire to reconnect.
Through all my character traits let them reflect!
Guide me to use my hands and not just my mind,
to do the work of becoming deeply refined!
With the sefirah of Chesed help me to become aligned!
Guide me to give more of myself and become more kind!
Hashem I really need your continued assistance,
In acknowledging Your splendor with humility,
With Your covenant let me express my affirmation!
Through Your sefirot I yearn to build a strong foundation,
Guide me on what to say and what to skip,
Let not any unwanted words from my lip slip!
Based on Vayikra Chapter 23: verses 11-16 and on various
teachings on the seven sefirot.
:ספר ויקרא פרק כג פסוק יא-טז (יא) וְהֵנִיף אֶת הָעֹמֶר לִפְנֵי הָשֵׁם לִרְצֹנְכֶם מִמָּחֳרַת הַשַּׁבָּת יְנִיפֶנּוּ הַכֹּהֵן
חסֶֶד ~ Chesed - Loving-kindness is infinite giving without boundaries. Its energy extends outwardly in ultimate expansion. In order not to go overboard, Chesed needs to be channeled into proper receptacles. It is the job of its faithful partner, Gevurah, to confine Chesed and ensure that it remains within proper bounds.
גְּבוּרָה ~ Gevurah - Power/Restraint is the focused power of concentrating vital energy into accessible vessels. Its energy is confining and contracts inwardly. Gevurah has the power to judge, discriminate and restrain according to the worthiness of the receiver. Therefore, Gevurah is also referred to as din (judgment).
תִּפְאֶרֶֶת ~ Tiferet - Harmony/Beauty is the perfectly balanced middle ground between extremes. It especially harmonizes the lights of Chesed with the vessels of Gevurah, ensuring that Chesed flows freely within the channels of Gevurah, and that their contrasting energies are reconciled and balanced in exactly the required way.
נצֵַח ~ Netzach - Victory/Endurance eternalizes the energy of Chesed, through its steadfast power to go against obstacles and endure. It has the ability to conquer and overcome despair. Netzach also means to ‘conduct’ or ‘orchestrate,’ thus Netzach orchestrates the energies of the previous sefirot to ensure their eternity.
הוֹד ~ Hod - Acknowledgement/Splendor is the reflective energy of applied Gevurah, which acknowledges the gifts of others while filtering the friends from the foes. It ensures that the energy of Netzach doesn’t overpower the goodness of its opponent but incorporates it into the greater whole. Humility born from submission and deep inner commitment, together with recognizing the noble characteristics of others, endows Hod with its soft glow.
יְסוֹד ~ Yesod - Foundation/Covenant actualizes potential in its capacity as a connector between the upper sefirot and the recipient –Malchut, representing the earth below. In addition to harmonizing and balancing Netzach and Hod the way Tiferet harmonizes Chesed and Gevurah, Yesod acts as the channel through which Malchut receives its proper measure of light and life force. Yesod is also referred to as the brit – the holy covenant between G*d and Avraham, the first Jew. Through connecting the inner sefirot with their outer manifestation in Malchut, unifying above with below, beginning with end, Yesod creates ultimate shalom (peace). 18 The Seven Fruits of the Land of Israel
מַלְכוּת ~ Malchut - Royalty/Kingdom is associated with the earth. It has nothing of its own, yet it is the vessel that manifests the lights of all the other sefirot in the lower physical world. Malchut is the perfect feminine receiver, providing the space for actualizing the latent potential of all goodness. It is often referred to as ‘the world of speech,’ since speech is the medium through which we relate to the outer world by expressing our thoughts and emotions to others. It is through the power of speech that we can exert leadership and exercise authority and kingship. (Vayikra 23:11-16).
