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Are You Being "Responsible?" It’s more than keeping a job or paying bills. Most of us think we’ve checked the “responsible adult” box: Job? ✅ Bills paid? ✅ No shoes mysteriously on the roof? ✅ This week’s message explores achrayut—the Hebrew word for responsibility—and reveals a layered, surprisingly spiritual take on what it really means to live responsibly. You might think you’ve already nailed the whole “being responsible” thing. This message might surprise you, in the best way.

We live in a world where the cheaper, easier option is often the one that harms us most. The good stuff—what truly nourishes—is harder to find, and it costs more. But that’s not just about what’s on your plate. This week, we’re looking at a deeper truth: what comes out of us can be just as costly as what goes in. Proverbs 18:21 draws a surprising connection between the words we speak and the fruits we eat. Are we willing to pay the price for what leads to life?

We’re already more than halfway through the Omer. (Seriously—where did April go?) How’s your counting going? We’re told to count the days, right? But what if you miss one? Do you keep going? Or did you just blow the whole thing? Turns out, there’s a helpful discussion about that—and the answer might just reshape how you live not just the next three weeks, but the rest of the days you have to live. This teaching isn’t fluffy or feel-good. It’s practical. Even urgent. Let’s make the rest of these days actually count.