Before we enter a new year, there is a moment to stop.
To stand at the watchpost.
To look back.
To listen.
To examine the way we have walked.
Today, as we stand at the threshold of 5787, I am reminded of the instruction from our Teshuvah 2026: 40 Days of Fasting & Prayer journey:
RELEASE.
RETAIN.
REPAIR.
What from 5786 must I release?
What has God taught me that I must retain?
What needs to be repaired before I move forward?
The threshold is not merely a place where one year ends and another begins.
It is a place of examination.
A place to give thanks.
A place to repent.
A place to recognize what God has been saying — and decide what we will do with it.
The watchman does not rush past the threshold.
We stop.
We look.
We listen.
We record.
We prepare.
Habakkuk said:
“I will stand at my watchpost…”
So today, before we cross over, take your place at the watchpost.
Ask the Lord:
What must I release?
What must I retain?
What must I repair?
What must I carry forward?
And then be still enough to hear.
5787 is approaching.
The Watchman is watching.
The Word is still speaking.
🌙 Shanah Tovah / A good and fruitful year as we enter 5787.
WATCH • WEIGH • WALK
Shamar, That Word Watcher
The Watch of the Word
The Word in Season. The Watch on Duty.