A new prayer-poem for Shavuot. The image: that we stand, always, at the brink of holiness, able to hear the resounding wisdom of Torah, able to received the continued flow of revelation. God’s voice still resounds, if only we can keep faith, if only we choose to listen.
The Brink of Holiness
Every moment
We stand
At the brink of holiness.
Where the Divine summons us
To service and surrender,
To hope and wisdom,
As teachers and guides,
So that we may reach
Toward the heavens
With gentle power.
Every moment
We stand
Where the sound of the shofar
Blends with psalms of praise.
If only we could keep faith.
If only we would choose
To hear the echoes of God’s voice,
Still resounding in all of creation.
© 2026 Alden Solovy
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