Re-Parented: Ki avi | Rabbi Shefa Gold

Ki avi v’imi azvuni
Va’Adonai ya’asfayni
Horayni Yah darkecha
Re-Parented Hebrew text
Though my father and my mother have forsaken me,
God will gather me in.
Teach me Your Way, Oh God. (Psalm 27:10-11)

This three part round is a three part process of first admitting the ways that your parents may have “failed” you. They may not have been able to give you the exact safety, encouragement, nourishment, guidance, or embrace that you needed. From your grown-up perspective now you can stop blaming them and instead cultivate compassion for their limitations and for yourself. They were really doing the best they could.

The second step is to turn to God, the Great Father/Mother and allow yourself to be embraced, gathered in, and re-parented. Surrender into the arms of that Divine Parent and let yourself be held, seen, known, and sent to your own truth.

And the third step is to open to Guidance, internalizing that Divine Parent as you connect to Wisdom in this very moment on your Life Path.

To hear the chant and the round, use the audio players. To download the chant or round, right-click a note and save (or download) the linked MP3 file.

To download the PDF file for this chant, click Re-Parented PDF. For the musical notation, see The Magic of Hebrew Chant, page 271.