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\u201cDo not harden your heart, nor shut your hand towards your brother, the pauper\u201d (Deuteronomy 15:7).<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201c<\/span>The bride and groom cried in yearning, \u2018If only the beggars were to come!<\/span><\/i>\u201d<\/span> \u2014 \u00a0from \u201cThe Seven Beggars\u201d by Rabbi Nachman of Braslav<\/span><\/p>\n

The beggar who we thought was blind can see<\/span>
\n<\/span>Beyond the eye\u2019s fa\u00e7ade, to where the key<\/span>
\n<\/span>Of faith lies hidden, concealed beneath the tree<\/span>
\n<\/span>Where eagles perch; we pray belief still reigns<\/span>
\n<\/span>As eagles sit us on their wings, when we<\/span>
\n<\/span>Request their help in setting beggars free. <\/span><\/p>\n

The beggar who is deaf hears voices free<\/span>
\n<\/span>Of want, for in his garden grows a tree<\/span>
\n<\/span>With manna-fruit and manna-scents, which we<\/span>
\n<\/span>Have not yet touched nor smelled but which we see<\/span>
\n<\/span>In dreams; the butterfly of faith then reigns<\/span>
\n<\/span>As the garden\u2019s gate is opened by her key. <\/span><\/p>\n

The third beggar\u2019s words, all garbled, are the key<\/span>
\n<\/span>To understanding how the endless sea<\/span>
\n<\/span>Of faith is now a spring, and how the rains<\/span>
\n<\/span>Of grace will water roots of the leafy tree<\/span>
\n<\/span>That shades the heart of the world; his speech is free<\/span>
\n<\/span>Of words that could dethrone the royal we. <\/span><\/p>\n

The beggar with the crooked neck, and we<\/span>
\n<\/span>Who hunger for the bread of faith, must free<\/span>
\n<\/span>Two songbirds imprisoned beyond the sea,<\/span>
\n<\/span>Beyond our grasp. \u00a0If only the beggar\u2019s key<\/span>
\n<\/span>Were found, the birds would nest in the garden\u2019s tree<\/span>
\n<\/span>And humbly sing of gentle, blessed rains. <\/span><\/p>\n

The hunchbacked beggar surely holds the reins<\/span>
\n<\/span>And drives our wagon to the shore that we<\/span>
\n<\/span>Have longed to reach, for on this beach, the key<\/span>
\n<\/span>That beggars forged is found; their key will free<\/span>
\n<\/span>Locked hawks of faith from cages we can\u2019t see,<\/span>
\n<\/span>And let the hawks defend the beggars\u2019 tree. <\/span><\/p>\n

The beggar with no hands takes wood from his tree<\/span>
\n<\/span>To carve the flute of faith before it rains;<\/span>
\n<\/span>Next to the surf, he plays his flute to free<\/span>
\n<\/span>The princess trapped below the waves, whom we<\/span>
\n<\/span>Had found but could not save; only his key<\/span>
\n<\/span>Of music heals her wounds, beneath the sea.<\/span><\/p>\n

Beggar with no legs, who reigns unnoticed, free<\/span>
\n<\/span>Us now; we wait for you to turn our key;<\/span>
\n<\/span>Dance, dance, by your tree on the shore of our sea.<\/span><\/p>\n","image":{"ID":63525,"id":63525,"title":"2kings7-beggar","filename":"2kings7-beggar.jpg","filesize":0,"url":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/2kings7-beggar.jpg","link":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/en\/help-from-those-you-least-expect\/2kings7-beggar\/","alt":"","author":"7","description":"","caption":"","name":"2kings7-beggar","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":63523,"date":"2019-09-25 13:51:13","modified":"2022-09-27 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