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In many ways, the Torah is a love story.
From beginning to end, we find a description of G-d creating an
'other' - me and you - so that we might find the beauty of oneness
with Him.
The Torah is the story of our journey through history, and it needs to
be read in a personal key. We are Abraham. We are Sarah. We travel the road of spiritual maturity, and eventually receive the Torah at Mount Sinai.
The Sinai experience is foundational and transformative. It’s a cosmic wedding, the intimate unity of two parties: the Creator and the created.
The Torah goes on to describe how this profound Oneness can be – needs to be - actualized in daily life.
In the Scriptural Song of Songs, we find Divinely romantic phrases
like "the voice of my Beloved knocks: Open for me, my love" (5:2),
which illustrate G-d's desire to enter our lives and be One. In the
Torah, we see G-d knocking at our door, calling to us:  "for how long
must I be without a home? Make Me a Sanctuary so that I need not
remain outside".
G-d’s ‘home’ refers to the Holy Temple, and today's housed of worship.
It’s also referring to our individual lives; we are each, potentially,
G-d’s ‘home’. What does this mean in real terms?
When you have a safe and loving relationship with someone, you're 'at home' with him/her.
You're never a guest and you don't need to be guarded at any level;
you can let your hair down. And the relationship is eminently
valuable; you instinctively steer clear of relationship-weakening
behavior, and you look for opportunities to strengthen the bond.
You are two entities, but one unit.
That's what G-d wants from us.
Right now, G-d is knocking at the door of your life, saying "Please
open up for Me. I love you. I want you to recognize and feel that I'm
One with you; and I want you to be One with me. It's not that
difficult. Just open up your heart and invite me in, I'll make Myself
at home and guide you from there."
Try it.