“Elul is the month of spiritual preparation for the High Holidays. The inner work of spiritual accountability and returning to one’s true essence (known as teshuvah, “repentance”) done during this month affects our capacity to stand before G‑d and draw down blessings for the coming year.” – (Melinda Mindy Ribner)
“Let us rejoice and be glad and give him glory! For the wedding of the Lamb has come, and his Bride has made herself ready.” – (Revelation 19:7)
“Having God in our lives doesn’t mean sailing through the sea with no storms. It means having a boat that no storm can sink.” – (Author unknown)
“For thus says the One who is high and lifted up, who inhabits eternity, whose name is Holy: “I dwell in the high and holy place, and also with him who is of a contrite and lowly spirit, to revive the spirit of the lowly, and to revive the heart of the contrite.” – (Isaiah 57:15)
“Therefore the Lord waits to be gracious to you; therefore he will rise up to show mercy to you. For the Lord is a God of justice; blessed are all those who wait for him.” – (Isaiah 30: 18)