"Sanctuary" performed by Celeste Kellogg

March 2, 2018 | 15 Adar 5778

"Sanctuary"

Performed by Celeste Kello gg

Turn the light off, go to bed

Tell me all about the day you had

Lay beside me, it's time to rest

You can close your eyes, you've done your best

Let me be your sanctuary

Let me be your safe place to fall

I can take away your worries

The refuge from it all

All this time

We have together

Is our shelter from the rain

I will share the weight you carry

Let me be your sanctuary

We have weathered through the storms

Taking comfort in each other's arms

When the dark clouds come again

I will lift you up and take you in

Let me be your sanctuary

Let me be your safe place to fall

I can take away your worries

The refuge from it all

Oh, this time

We have together

Is our shelter from the rain

I will share the weight you carry

Let me be your sanctuary

I will share this weight you carry

Let me be your sanctuary

If you’d like to share your thoughts with the congregation on what sanctuary means to you - a time in which you felt like a sanctuary dwelled within you, or how we can extend sanctuary to those who need it, feel free to reach out to Ellen Blum Barish and David Barish .

In Exodus 25:8, God says to Moses, “Create for me a sanctuary, and I will dwell among them.” These words set the building of the Tabernacle into motion. But the verse’s ending has an interesting grammatical anomaly. Instead of telling the Israelites to create a sanctuary so God can dwell within it, the wording suggests that the dwelling may be amon g the people, or within them, suggesting that God can live within us rather than exclusively in a physical sanctuary. This year at Beth Emet we’ll explore the multiples meanings of sanctuary—as physical space to gather as a community for prayer, as spiritual space where we feel safe and whole, and as an attitude that is welcoming and accepting of everyone.

This weekly e-mail project, curated by David and Ellen Barish, allows congregants to express themselves in any of a variety of media: speechmaking, poetry, essay, story, photography, film, paint, sculpture, printmaking, textile, sound or music. If you'd like to contribute, please email Ellen and/or David .

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