We sat with 1 Samuel 16:23, in which David as a boy was brought into King Saul’s court to soothe him with music. In antiquity, just as today, music was widely regarded as having spiritual healing capabilities. But in this story, I inferred that not only was the king helped, but by virtue of Saul’s office, so too was all of Israel. For a troubled leader can’t rule peaceably. On this view, David’s artistic practice helped his nation rest because its leader rested. My resultant question to my fellow residents was this: how have your artistic practices helped your cities rest?