By Rabbi Louis Polisson At the edge of the sea On the sand, on the stones, on the shells I stand In prayer But where should I look What am I supposed to see I want to contemplate The sea The reflections of the sun in her waves Illuminate and entice my eyes But the obligation of the East Onward, eastward Arises in my mind And draws me To turn away from the sea To turn around Facing the sun I long To believe and to witness The day when the sun and the sea Human and nature Will be as one On the same side Without directions No East or West Unified in the bond of life In God's image On that day Heaven and earth The supernal above and the mundane below Shall be one In experience In Divine Being And as for me, in my prayer I simply seek to fulfill my obligation But slowly, suddenly I know That I am standing in prayer On the beach At the edge of the sea At the edge of truth
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