I’m humbled when I pray next To some of the other guys In my minyan. Some pray with intense devotion, Some with enviable fluency, Some with serene contemplation. And I’m usually left Wondering what page we Are on and why I’m Even bothering…. But the most humbling is the guy Who, for some elusive reason, Is indeed On a first name basis With the Ancient One of Days. Not that his prayers seemed to be answered As such Just that the two of them seem so intimate. So I admit, I envy the guy, Which, itself, might be considered A bit of a sin As I covet the friendship And would like to address Him by His First Name, too.