THE SERVICE Slowly the worshippers Came together, Socializing with each other As they gathered to wait For the rest of the members So that Services could start. Most wore happy faces Befitting the occasion, With the children being An active, noisy lot. A diverse group Our Congregation, Not at all, homogeneous. Some of our members Attend regularly While others do not. The reasons for that, As varied as the persons That constitute Our Congruants. Finally, the call to Service And the noise quiets down, As the Learned One Leads them in prayer, With most thoughts Turned to the occasion That brought each person there. Some prayers Are ancient and solemn, Dating back thousands of years; Evoking powerful emotions That almost bring out tears. Others of more modern vintage, Though nice to read aloud Leave one´s psyche unshaken, Perhaps there is not a lot In depth, to think about. There is a part of the Service That is meaningful to most, It is that of silence; With each personal prayer For the Holy One above. Yes, there are the sermons Generally attuned, To one of the called for portions As described in our Five Books. Some memorable in nature, Others, more mundane Mostly very uplifting With morals for us all. We end the Service with Blessings, Over Wine and over Bread And at closing with Invocations Over our bowed heads. Is each person leaving The same as when he came. Has anything been changed A small improvement made. We leave that to each member To determine as they may, And look forward to their return the following Service day. HERBERT HOLZBAUER © Spring 1997 Midi Title: Morning in the snow; composer: Song, Jong
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