Next week’s contemplative Wednesday service will be on text from the Sefer Ha’Zohar, or the Book of Splendors. Here is a part of that text:

So long as the petals of the rose are folded shut, it has no aroma … Likewise, so long as our hearts are closed … we fade into oblivion. But when we unlock our hearts and open ourselves … we sparkle… [Source: Kabbalah 365]

(Big thanks to Craig for such a smashing poster.)