Nesivos Shalom: Redemption Begins With Wanting Freedom

The beginning of redemption is the desire to be redeemed.

Attribution printed on the image: Nesivos Shalom, Pesach

A reflection on the teaching

Before a person changes a habit or leaves a painful pattern, there has to be some desire for a different life. That desire may be small and mixed with fear. It still matters. This Pesach teaching places the beginning of redemption at that first honest willingness. We do not have to pretend we already know how to move forward. We can start by admitting what we want to be free of. A useful next step is to name one pattern we would like to change, and one modest action that expresses that desire today.

Source note: The attribution above is transcribed from the image. The exact source and English wording have not been independently verified.