This week’s Torah portion Vayeitzei has one of my favorite quotes from the Chumash. “God is in this place and I did not know it”(Gen.28:16). I find it to be an amazingly perceptive adage. We go through life and God is all around us, miracles happen every day and we just don’t notice it. Jacob finds a place to rest and falls asleep. The lodging he found was much more than just a comfortable place to spend the night. When he awakens from his dream he realizes that through the night he encountered God and was a changed man because of the meeting. If our eyes, minds and hearts are open to the beauty of the world we will be different people. We will on this Thanksgiving, be truly thankful for all we have and all we are.
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