THE RIGHT PERSON

 Dear Lord,

This is going to be short but not sweet. I must run to an early morning rehab session for my PD, you know that wonderful gift you gave me. I must confess that I have met many wonderful people I would not have met otherwise. But still... Anyway, got a few gripes that need to be voiced, to clear the air and to ask you some questions, implicit or explicit within the words of this letter.

First, an issue that should not be, but what the hell re that deranged, multi-indicted imbecile who truly shredded this nation and continues with that activity. What base? Anyone who maintains support or belief in this man and his ever-loyal acolytes needs a thorough mental examination. To support him means that one approves of criminals running the government, of morals having no place within our nation's ethos, and accept as positive, the worst elements found in humanity.

What about those cowardly GOP members who cannot find their rear with both hands and a map, who lost integrity, honesty, dignity, way, way, back. Their platform rests heavily upon the limitation of rights to all, including women, LGBTQ+, anyone who has a working brain and a desire to read for oneself without censorship, any person who veers off their straight and narrow, most definitely not a good road upon which to travel. Hypocrisy reigns.     

Why do both parties condone bigots calling for an erasure of a complete and total country, 'from the river to the sea', barely disguised iteration of their homicidal goal of beginning with Israel and then continuing on to exterminate Jewry.  Support of these goals means one is supportive of genocide.           Now we get truly serious, Lord. The Chosen People'? Chosen for what, exactly? For eternal targets of murderers, bigots, evil people. To be pilloried literally and figuratively time and time again? To listen to a beautiful voice singing of his now destroyed little town of 600 people, now all dead. To hear the ironic statement by the baker, as we now know what awaited, that it is good to be a Jew. Can that sentiment now be questioned, forcefully, with an angry, despairing undertone?   

Lord? Where is the bias for Your people? Yes, we have survived, but why time and again must we face trial after trial? Why must we watch our people be brutalized, our children butchered, our women raped, our very existence questioned. Yes, other nations have perished even as we remain, thanks to You, but then again, who placed us in that position? Then stood by, silent for too long a pause, most definitely not a 'humanitarian' pause, and remembered Your Chosen People after so much damage had been done. 

Why? Why? Why then? Why now? Why a world gone mad now in a viral, vicious antisemitism which endorses murder and savagery as once again war is waged against us, accuses us of engineering the entire massacre of Oct. 7?  Why does the world not even stay silent, bad enough, but how much worse is it now that they speak up - in the wrong direction, with the wrong words, with the wrong, evil intent to just get rid of us for once and for all. 

Again - WHY, WHY, WHY??? 

 Do I sound angry, Lord? Am I incorrect in challenging You? I am merely following, humbly, in the steps of our forefathers and mothers who questioned you. I cannot accept that easy answer that G-d does not do this, humans do. Yes, but humans are the tools of eternal divine plans so is that the master plan for the Chosen people? To be constantly in danger, surrounded by hate,  overt and covert? 

Yes, there is free choice, but as a parent does when a child makes a dangerous choice, the parent steps in and prevents it.  You are our Father as well as our Lord. We are Your subjects, Your children. Save us,  for all time. I believe we have earned it. Don't You?

Hear me, please, Lord.

I beg you, Father, help Your children.

Heal us with Your guidance, Your love.

Heal us, heal the nation, the wrold and most definitely, we pray

Heal Yitzy.