A reflection on Passover the Exodus…
a promise
a people
a promise to a people
a people of promise
a people who cried out together
a promise made by god
to a people chosen by god
a long time in the making
the promise
or was it the people?
through the escape
through the sea
through the wilderness
to a home
a long time in the making
the promise
or was it the people?
through the straying
through the arguing
through the harsh new reality
to a new set of rules, and new promise
a long time in the making
the promise
or was it the people?
through the hunger
through the thirst
through the heat of the day and the freezing nights
to a daily provision of bread
a long time in the making
the promise
or was it the people?
through the hope
through the doubt
through the threshold
to the fulfilment of a promise
but what was the promise?
was it the escape?
was it the place?
was it hope?
was it a promise to the people?
was it the promise of the people?