The highest compliment that my Jewish grandmother ever handed out:
“She’s got chutzpah!” (pronounced hoot-spuh)
Perhaps that’s because my Jewish grandmother didn’t hand out many compliments. (If you lack a Jewish grandmother you may not recognize why that last line is funny).
In my Jewish father’s home, chutzpah was a good thing. It meant you had courage, strength, bravery, readiness to step out and say or do whatever is needed.
That’s why, a few years ago, I started posting a Morning Chutzpah on Twitter.
Every day, I provide a quote from a Jewish thinker, writer, entertainer that’s got some pow. Sometimes they’re reflective. Ironic. Zany. Funny. Here’s a doozy:
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What would a flourishing life look like for you? Take a moment and imagine…
Instead of surviving your days, you savor each moment. You pour into the lives of others, and it’s a joy, not a chore. And every hour, you are deeply, dazzling aware of God’s love and presence.
God intends this flourishing life for you. And it can start today.
Holy Chutzpah! Love it. And so would MY Jewish grandmother. Yes, we need to be dogged and passionate about the right things — the things that God is passionate about
Amen, David!
“If today is the worst day of your life, congratulations. Tomorrow has to be better” ~unknown
Does this count as chutzpah?
I love that, Erin!
Holy Chutzpah, Batman! :~)
#ilikethistopic!
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Excellent! What I needed to read today!
Huge hug, Sue.
Beautiful. A friend sent this while we were praying for someone else today. I prayed for your healing too. God bless you.
Your way with words digs deep into my heart! Thank you! I have chutzpah! I am feisty but I need to be even more so in my requests and persistence with God! Thank you for your heart!
Thanks for reading, Sophia!
I love this! A beautiful tenacity. A fight to pursue all of His promises. All that He has for us.
Committed to feisty right along with you. Thanks for the reminder!
I enjoyed reading this. We can learn so much from sharing our faith traditions. Before I moved out of the area, I attended a Presbyterian church in Bethesda, Maryland that shared sacred space and some educational programs with a Jewish congregation. Such a unique place! I wish there were more such churches that encourage us to focus on what we have in common than what is different about us.