Shavuos

God said, "Be my people."

And we said, "Ok."

But then we said, "No wait, can we talk first?

And God sighed.  

We said, "We're just not sure.  Can we talk first?"

And God said, "Yes, my children.  We can talk."

So we stood there at the mountain, and we talked.  

We talked for hours.  Like old friends.

We talked about our relationship, about where we'd been together, and how far we'd come.

We talked about our future. And our fears. 

We talked about promises, and about uncertainties.

We cried some.  And a few times we laughed, but not in a silly way.  

We looked into each other's eyes.  We imagined the Lord's eyes.  

And God said, "Be my people."

And we said, "Ok.  For now."

And we said, "We love you."

And God said, "I know."

And a few years later we had children.  And then some years after that, they had children of their own...