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We Still Had Far To Go

In days of old we wandered free
Across the sands and through the heat
Not knowing where the next night we would sleep
We trusted that we were safely on our way

Yet worries grew and trust slowly faltered

We were tired and dirty and the old ways were calling

The familiarity we knew seemed better than uncertainty

And we began to doubt if we did the right thing

When we finally arrived at the foot of the mountain

The top was obscured by the cloud of divinity

We trembled with fear and our doubts magnified

We thought the place where we had been a better place to be

So we built a calf of collected gold

And replaced blind trust with something we could see

While high above inside that cloud

Our destiny was forged as we dwelled in our misgivings

We built a fire and gathered around

We sang out in joy and embraced our past

And when came down with tablets in arms

He dropped them in shock and fury and shame

“You defile the one who has set you free

You build an idol to the gods our taskmasters embrace

This is not why your freedom has been returned

This is not how we will find the promised land”

And Moses returned to the top of the mountain

And once again listened to the words of

And again the tablets were hewn and carved

And again he returned with them to our people

The commandments were given and all people heard

None among us dared to refuse or disobey

The journey resumed and we wandered on

In search of the promise HaShem had made

Posted in Shavuot
Moses, torah

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