We awaken unsure of what yesterday’s election means for us and for America. Much will be revealed in the days to come. This much is abundantly clear: we are a deeply divided nation.
Here is a meditation, a kavanah, a prayer for this moment:
God, grant me the strength to live with uncertainty, to accept the truth that much of what happens is outside of my control.
Open my heart to those around me, especially those with whom I might disagree, so that I might better fulfill Your teaching to love my neighbor—and the stranger—as myself.
Help me to remember that we are all created in Your image, we are all Your children and, thus, we are all sisters and brothers. Unite our hearts to serve You in justice, in compassion, in goodness, and in love.
Allow me to find time throughout each day to focus on my breath in silence with awareness, acceptance, and gratitude.
This moment, too, shall pass. Before it does, may I learn what it might teach me.
— Rabbi Yoshi Zweiback
