When young, I couldn’t reach you
through language.
through language.
I felt distant
from your prayer book names
steeped in punishment,
in law and judgment.
from your prayer book names
steeped in punishment,
in law and judgment.
Instead, I sought you
in the quiet of the sanctuary,
in chanting,
in families shoulder to shoulder.
in the quiet of the sanctuary,
in chanting,
in families shoulder to shoulder.
I sought you in vowels,
in silent pause between words,
in breath.
in silent pause between words,
in breath.
Eheyeh asher eheyeh
shimmers
with the possible.
shimmers
with the possible.
Eheyeh asher eheyeh
surround
of openness, forgiveness.
surround
of openness, forgiveness.
Here
a sense of your essence.
a sense of your essence.
