The best gift for the creator, you have it.
"Take your words with you, and return to the Lord. Say to him, 'Take away all iniquity, and accept us graciously, that we may present the fruit of our lips.'" (Hosea 14:3)
In the time of the Beit Hamikdash (The Great Temple), there were all kinds of sacrifices that allowed the faithful to approach the Creator, or correct their faults: they brought bulls, calves, rams, turtledoves, etc. But he who did not have the means to make such an offering (the poor), the Torah tells him:
"When a soul brings a Corban Mincha, he shall offer flour" (Leviticus 2:1)
His humble offering, nothing more than a bit of flour, nevertheless bears the name of a korban in its entirety, and it is also the only one where the expression: "a soul" is mentioned.
This tells us the following according to Sage Rashi:
"The Eternal considers this offering as a sacrifice of himself, a sacrifice of the soul."
But what is the feat of this poor man, that the Torah gave him such a noble status?
Their offering is minimal, but proportional to their resources, and relatively speaking, it's no more expensive than a rich man's bull. What is its value, that makes the high priest mention "a soul," a term that doesn't appear in any other sacrifice?
The greatness of this poor man, the feat he has accomplished, carrying his flour "Is humility"
In the "House of Splendor" (Beit Ha Mikdash or Great Temple) where the melodies of the Levites resound, where a busy crowd rushes, where gold and silver glitter, where livestock abounds, and where sublime fragrances rise, and here, where the poor man advances with his small amount of flour, if he were proud, he would have stayed at home, not having sufficient means to fulfill an honorable korban, he would have been ashamed, and he would have hidden himself.
But mastering his pride, the poor man decides, despite everything, to approach Hashem in his own way, and according to his means, he faces the looks and silences his heart, to sacrifice before the Eternal, the fruit of his deep impulse: he has truly offered "his soul"!
This lesson applies to all times: when someone feels deprived of spiritual values, poor in good deeds and wisdom, they must recognize their shortcomings (this is the starting point), without letting this awareness crush them or prevent them from seeking a means of progress, a means within their reach. For if their poverty were to crush them, and they felt extreme shame, they would sink into resignation and become even poorer.
But on the contrary, this poor person must count on the infinite goodness of the Creator, on the immense love that shows us that He offers Hope to each one, whatever their misery or degradation.
How the Korban Mincha, the Korban of the poor, proves that the Torah is elevated to the highest degree of honor!
The goodness of the Creator knows no bounds, it transforms the most desperate situations, and desires our most humble initiatives, provided that we banish all misplaced pride, that we offer at least the little that we possess, so when a man who has gone astray, decides to elevate himself, to correct himself, if he does not manage to do so as the repentant ones of yesteryear did (not having the strength to fast, etc.), let him not renounce doing the little that is possible! since the smallest step, the smallest initiative, is infinitely precious in the eyes of the Creator!
It is the sacrifice of the poor, it is the one the Creator loves and calls:
"A sublime perfume"
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