SHEMA

HEAR OH ISRAEL
THE LORD YOUR GOD
IS ONE

SH'MA YIS'RA'EIL ADONAI ELOHEINU ADONAI ECHAD

HEAR OH ISRAEL
THE LORD YOUR GOD
IS ONE

A SHOUT OF RELIGIOUS BELIEFS
A CRY THAT THERE IS NO GOD
BUT GOD

THE PRAYER IS CALLED
THE SHEMA
WHICH MEANS
LISTEN
HARKEN
ACT ON IT

THE WORD ECHAD
MEANS ONE
AS IN ENGLISH
THE WORD ONE HAS MANY MEANINGS
FIRST IN A SERIES
OR ONE OF MANY
AS A QUESTION
ANYONE HERE
AS AN INDICATOR
IS THAT THE ONE

BUT WHEN ALL THE DIFFERENT MEANINGS
HAVE BEEN EXPLORED
THE ONE THAT BEST SPEAKS
TO CREATOR/CREATURE
IS TO USE ONE
AS IN THE LANGUAGE OF LOVE
WHERE EACH PARTNER SAYS
YOU’RE THE ONLY ONE FOR ME

AND THIS IS THE ULTIMATE MEANING
OF SHEMA

SH'MA YIS'RA'EIL ADONAI ELOHEINU ADONAI ECHAD

HEAR OH ISRAEL
THE LORD YOUR GOD
IS ONE
FRANK A VOLLMER