Stephen Fulder
Shechina, the Jewish Goddess
Her name means ‘Presence’,
‘She Who Dwells Within’
Why do people say:
“She left when the Temple was destroyed”
She is only absent
When we are absent
Which is most of the time.
She is homeless
When we are not at home.
She is left outside
When we shut ourselves inside
Our ghettos and villas.
She cannot return to Jerusalem
As long as we kill to possess it.
But when we welcome the world
In an unconditional embrace
Suddenly she is there
And here and everywhere,
And when we surrender
To this perfect moment
Of appreciation and attention
Then she unfolds herself
In front of our eyes
And we truly know
She never left
But was too close
For us to notice.
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