Why bring us out of Egypt to die in this wilderness.
For there is neither bread nor water here.
We too can be filled with bitterness.
And always ready to shed a tear.
The Lord answered Moses, make a fiery serpent.
And put it on a standard.
We too can become his servant.
And become less angered.
Out there there is a standard we can look up to.
Perhaps we can make it up in our own mind.
But help can come out of the blue.
And save us from the daily grind.
But we cannot do it on our own.
This life is just a loan.
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We make a standard
Of a fiery serpent
Which we look up to
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See Numbers 21: 4-9