215 - Pesach

What was it like to be a slave in Egypt? The injunction to feel as if we personally were liberated from slavery can be difficult when we have always lived in freedom. As we retell the story at the seder, we try to experience the movement from degradation to active responsibility. Perhaps our charge is to ensure freedom for all.

Two Hundred Fifteen

Pesach

Help us to remember the constriction of slavery
So we can rejoice in our freedom;
We who have always reclined in abundance,
Call upon memory to temper our days.

Bring us through our own watch night,
Strengthening our faith in Your protection;
Liberate us from our complacency,
As we strive to imitate Your compassion.

Redeem us, Holy One, to deeds of kindness,
Going out from the narrow place,
Forging paths through the wilderness
To share Your gift of freedom.