Kavanah for week of July 1st from Rabbi Yael Levy

God uncovered Balaam’s eyes and Balaam saw a messenger of the Divine standing right there on the path.             Numbers 22:31

We so often go on our way

Seeing what we expect,

Perceiving what we assume,

            So much of what we notice determined by habit and routine.

Sometimes we need to lose our way,

            To walk into walls,

            To fall to the ground

                        In order to free our gaze

And then we might hear the mystery speak, we might behold visions from beyond, Humbled, with eyes unveiled. Numbers 24:4

This blessing lingers long after the clarity is gone

            Becoming another messenger on the path

Pushing and prodding us

            Toward all that is true.