Rabbi David Lyon is an innovative spiritual leader and educator recognized for making ancient teachings accessible to contemporary people. Senior Rabbi at Congregation Beth Israel in Houston, Texas, he is vice chair of the Board of the Institute for Spirituality and Health at the Texas Medical Center and an active participant in interfaith activities.
Lyon charts the progression of our understanding and relationship with God during the various stages of life. He uses classic Torah texts and Rabbinic midrash as a lens to view our imagining of God. An elementary but profound appreciation of God posits his presence on the mountaintop, in the soup kitchen, and in the tragedy of New Orleans.
The author affirms Martin Buber's idea that although God cannot be proved or defined, he can be encountered through our neighbors and even enemies and strangers. The ancient rabbis warn that even in times of personal defeat and disappointment, the Holy One is there help us cope.
The older we get, the easier it is to know that God stands with us even in our imperfections and brokenness. And in our senior years, we can find solace in the idea that God comforts us.
