Shabbat Vayetze
Jacob lays himself on the earth
And with a stone as a pillow
Enters into a dream.
A channel between the earth and the heaven appears
And messengers fill the spaces in-between.
And right there, beside him,
The Divine Presence stands.
You are here for a reason, the One says,
You are here to be of service.
To be of blessing
To break through what you thought was possible
And create something that has yet to be.
Jacob wakes up in amazement and fear.
He blesses the earth
Asks for guidance
And sets out to live into the call.
As we each wake up to hamakom hazeh, to this place, to this moment,
May we know we are here for a reason:
We are here to be of service.
We are here to bring forth blessing.
And thought at times it makes sense to be afraid
Let’s not be stopped by our fear.
Let’s take our places together, in these channels between the earth and the heavens
As messengers for the Most High
As messengers for love, for blessing, for compassion, for peace.
Shabbat shalom.