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Shelter

7/28/2020

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​Last evening I got on a video call with my cantor friend for one of our weekly chanting sessions. One of my choices was Va’ asu li, a song drawn from Exodus. It speaks about the Jews wandering in the desert and about building a holy place in which to lie. The melody is simple and comforting, and ends with a climbing three-note series that follows me wherever I go. While we were chanting, a white tent appeared in my mind with me lying inside it. If I opened my eyes, I could see white fabric around and above me. In my mind, I was lying there, quiet and relaxed.
The sense of reassurance lasted as long as our chant. When we finished, I needed to retain the feeling Va’ asu li had awoken in me, so I wheeled myself through the kitchen and asked Eric to push me out. When I got on the deck, I sat behind the fence and looked at the green, fresh grass and the blooming lilacs while the song played endlessly in my head. And my body was full of peace.
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