We Were Slaves In Mitzraim

We were slaves in Mitzraim and then we were freed,
Hashem took us out and now we serve Him indeed.
But are we slaves to others or other things now?
Do we have obsessions about what foods to allow?
About the way we look do we always stress?
Are we slaves to needing to always impress?
In Mitzraim – Lo shinu malbusham, we know,
So why now the society’s standards we want to follow?
The struggle is real – I totally get you,
I live in this society too!
But maybe this Pesach we can remember our role
To serve Hashem with our body and soul.
By eating foods that nourish, for our body we can care,
And move around a little more in some time we can spare.
But to serve Hashem, we do not need to restrict or dwell
Or feel guilty about eating something that made us feel unwell.
As a lesson we can use each eating experience and then we may
learn what and how much food makes us feel a certain way.
Let’s serve Hashem with freedom from food stress and obsession,
And just enjoy this Yom tov with all the food that comes along with the celebration!