Before No Man Bow

 
Subtle though not hidden,

our strength reside in Thee.

Weighty affliction we shoulder

enable us your servants be.

Take hold of His hand in crisis.

Like Mordecai before no man bow.

walk humbly with thy maker,

know how blessed art thou.

Acknowledge His majesty each morning,

Your obligation to Him let be.

Dutifully recall before alighting,

Ana Ha Shem, I thank thee.

Speak from your heart  with devotion

though He utter not a word.

Listen quietly lest His message

reverberate in echoes unheard.

Say these words at your bedside,

your neshuma hath He returned.

Offer His gift  to others,

fear of heaven hast thou learned.

When at last resistance surrender,

selfless thou art become.

Give back more than you’ve taken,

whilst clinging to devotion profund.

Alan D. Busch 

March 5, 2008