I Am A Doctor
By Sharon Rais-Tessler
[Editor’s Note: OK, I have a weakness for creative writing]
I am a doctor
I am not G-d
I know I’m not
But I was taught
That man is G-d
What I decide
What I do
What I did
Is always right
Because I am G-d
I know I’m not
I am a lowly messenger
Shelechus is all I do
A sheleach is all I am
G-d’s will flows
Through my head
Through my heart
Through my hand
Each day I rise
And pray
That today
My shelechus will be right
I will be a sheleach
For only good
Only good decisions
Will I think
Only compassion
Will I feel
Only with steadiness
Will I perform
I am not G-d
I know I’m not
All I know
All I need to know
Is
Hashem is with me
Dr. Sharon Rais-Tessler is a mother, grandmother, and OB/GYN in Brooklyn
I too am a doctor
my school did not teach
that man is God.
What I decide
What I do
has to be
my very best
because that is
what God wants of me.
God might intervene,
God may not intervene,
God may intervene
in ways that look natural
or in ways that appear miraculous
but I must be
as close to perfect
as I can
because we
may pray for miracles, but
do not depend on miracles.