An Overheard Conversation

A man, newly observant:

Rabbi, you’ve all gotten
under my skin.
Even those mornings
when I just kinda wanna
take it easy, and lay off
all this stuff 
—pointing to the 
tefillin strapped to his arm—
and this book so daunting,
but I’ve still gotta do it all.
I can’t get my day
going without all
this stuff….

Rabbi, responding:
I got you. I get up, get
dressed, go daven, and
the rest of the day, if 
it all goes the way I hope,
I’ve got God on my mind.

Man: Fair enough,
Rabbi, a good turn around:
We’ve got God on our mind,
And He’s got us on His.
Fair enough, Rabbi,
Fair enough.