Now we take three steps back, starting with our left foot to express our reluctance—that it is hard for us to walk away from this incredible experience. We then bow three times (to the left, to the right, and straight ahead) as we say: He who makes peace in His highest realm. He will make peace for us and for the entire nation of Israel. Amen. What is this about? “He who makes peace in His highest realm….” From where God sits, so to speak, from His heavenly perspective, there is already peace. We are, therefore, confident that “He will make peace for us and the entire nation of Israel” from our perspective, too. In other words, what we are praying for already exists, and we know that it is just a matter of time before it becomes manifest for us in our realm. We bow to the left, and then right, then straight ahead to express our desire for the unification of opposites. Since we are facing God, when we bow to our left we are actually acknowledging God’s right. When we bow to our right we are acknowledging God’s left. The center bow acknowledges the union of both right and left. With His right hand (kindness), God gives us the power to assert our selves. But when we acknowledge God’s left hand (which represents His power to control), we acknowledge that God is all-powerful, and we have to surrender. But then we bow in the center to acknowledge the mystery and the miracle of our relationship with God that it is beyond the either/or.