Where I wander -- You!

by Levi Yitzchak of Berditchov

English version by Perle Besserman
Original Language Hebrew

Where I wander -- You!
Where I ponder -- You!
Only You everywhere, You, always You.
You, You, You.
When I am gladdened -- You!
And when I am saddened -- You!
Only You, everywhere You!
You, You, You.
Sky is You!
Earth is You!
You above! You below!
In every trend, at every end,
Only You, everywhere You!

-- from The Way of the Jewish Mystics, Edited by Perle Besserman

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Commentary by Ivan M. Granger

Easter was last Sunday. It is the holy month of Ramadan. And, for my Jewish friends, Passover just ended. Regardless of spiritual tradition, it is a good time of year to recognize new life and new possibilities.

I love the way this simple poem fills us with the ecstatic recognition that God is in everything, IS everything. All of existence becomes a grand game of hide-and-seek.

A chant that can open the heart and eyes:

Only You, everywhere You!
You, You, You.



Recommended Books: Levi Yitzchak of Berditchov

Music of the Sky: An Anthology of Spiritual Poetry The Way of the Jewish Mystics



Where I wander