Don from the United States
January 14 at 9:16 am
A Passover Prayer
Once again
your death angel turned away
left us whole, your chosen,
terrorized and prayerful for the horror
next time.
You command: Remember!
Who can forget
holiday and self-denial,
worship and tyranny,
the lies of faith,
the first born butchered,
your people’s grace?
Two we know defied you,
but how many have you really heard?
Abraham spoke up for the righteous,
Jesus for the sinful cheat,
but Moses, the murderer, your darling,
spoke only for your vicious caprice.
Am I true, kind, good?
I judge myself without mercy.
But the relentless cycle of slavery and murder
we do in your image
is humble before your cruel glory.
If you truly exist and hear, then hear this:
by my poor standards, you are unfit.
If I held your might, almighty God,
in that instant I would erase you
and your memory
from all that is.
If you truly exist and care,
then as you did Korach,
open the earth and destroy me.
For though I claim nothing over Aaron or Moses.
I claim goodness over you.
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