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- Leann Shamash
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In Parshat Terumah we find God giving explicit and lengthy instruction for building a place for Gd on earth.
וְעָ֥שׂוּ לִ֖י מִקְדָּ֑שׁ וְשָׁכַנְתִּ֖י בְּתוֹכָֽם׃
And let them make Me a sanctuary that I may dwell among them. Exodus 25:8
We will spend much time on the details of this place on earth that Gd will call home, but there are so many other places where we find Gd. It is difficult for me to write about Gd and belief, but here is a very imperfect try. I hope that it makes you think, just as it has encouraged me to think about this subject of Gd present n our lives.
Wishing you a Shabbat Shalom. If you find yourself in a synagogue over the next few days, pay special attention to the ark and its location, the table where the Torah is placed, the covering on the ark, the direction that the seats are placed, the menorah, the light that doesn't go out, for these are all at the heart of Parshat Terumah.
I will dedicate this post to the memory of my dear cousin, may her memory be a blessing.
Shabbat shalom to you and happy month of Adar!
Leann
Gd sits at a cafe in Prague,
listening to the banter
and Gd is in the uniform of a Ukrainian soldier,
and between carts in the checkout line of the local market,
but I also wonder where God is
after a drug overdose of a addicted 32 year mother?
.
Gd is with the allies, but is Gd also with the enemy
because
Gd is adamantly claimed by both sides.
I'd like to think that Gd is with
the abandoned and the lonely,
and I trust with perfect faith
that Gd walks with those who
work for freedom.
Gd is present in the space the Aron,
between the letters of Torah,
but even more,
Gd is the depths of the sea,
and is dancing behind rotating clouds
and Gd exists in the space
between
the speedy fluttering of a hummingbird's wings
and between the muscles of a beating heart.
Gd writes with the essayist,
hammers with the carpenter.
Gd is in the hands of the surgeon,
in the fingers of the pianist,
in the thoughts of the thinkers,
in the embraces of lovers,
in the farewells to loved ones,
in the shrill whistle of a little boy
and the whispers of the lonely.
Gd is in the eye of the hurricane,
but Gd is with the rescuers following the storm.
These days I like to believe that Gd is present in those souls
who have lost their memories,
and Gd is with the doubters,
those who have lost everything.
I'd like to believe that their prayers are answered,
but I am not always sure anymore whose prayers are answered,
or perhaps it is beyond my understanding.
And I'd like to believe that Gd is there in the darkest times,
but there have been many dark times
for so many,
that it makes Gd hard to find,
but isn't Gd also
That Light At The End Of The Tunnel,
welcoming us,
with light and love...
This, above all, gives me comfort.
I want to believe with perfect faith
that Gd, in Gd's desire to find a place on this earth,
still believes that we are worthy of that resting place,
deserving of Gd's care.
And finally,
Gd has a home in expected spots,
built of all that is valuable and beautiful,
but it is in the unexpected spots,
the plainest and indeed,
maybe even the ugliest
that Gd must also
lovingly
call home.
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