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It grows dark.
I light two candles and drink a sip of wine And the world changes for one day, If I let it. |
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There will be music
And friendship And food, If I allow it. |
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There will be Torah
And wisdom And God-ness, If I permit it. |
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There will be quiet
And napping And deep rest, If I open up to it |
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There will be study
And expansion And new ideas, If I consent to it. |
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There will prayer
And blessings And meditation, If I give in to it. |
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There will be hope
And renewal And clarity, If I walk toward it. |
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If I let it
If I allow it If I permit it If I open up to it If I consent to it. If I give in to it. If I walk toward it The world changes for one day. |
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Shabbat happens,
If I let it. |
“If I Let It: A Kavanah for Kabbalat Shabbat” was originally posted at Trisha Arlin’s blog, here.

“If I Let It: A Kavvanah for Kabbalat Shabbat, by Trisha Arlin” is shared by the contributors with a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International copyleft license.
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