Parshas Terumah is a blueprint for intention.

The same people who failed are now being asked to build the holiest structure in Jewish history. That's parasum. Right after the devastation of the Hashem says, "Make for me a sanctuary and I will dwell among them." And what is it that holds the Mishkan together? the silver sockets, the foundation made from the melted sash, a half a coin. Hashem is saying, "I don't need your perfection. I need your willingness. My house is complete because you show up after you fall." After the holocaust, a young man had come to the closenereb and said, "Reb after everything, how can I possibly build anything holy?" And the Reb's response to him was, "The Rebon does not build his world with angels. He builds it with broken people who want to return." Hashem didn't choose a new people after the He chose the same ones because the desire to change is what makes the structure holy. You know, I think about this all the time. So many people we seem carrying shame whether it's shame from abuse, from addiction, from things that were done to them or things they regret and quietly they wonder the same thing. Can I still be holy? Truma answers that holiness is not built from people who never fell but it's built from people who get back up. The Mishkan created structure, boundaries, a safe place for Kadusha to live. And Hashem is saying, "Bring your half, bring your effort, bring your desire to do better, and I will live there." That is what this par is coming to teach us. Failure is not the end of the story. Return is the foundation. This is turning the wheel because the road to healing isn't straight, but no one shall have to travel it alone. Thank you and have a great shabas.