“And this is what you shall bring upon the Altar: Two one-year-old male sheep every day.” (Shemos 29:38)
In honor of its national birth Israel placed itself before G-d as “sheep of His flock”; more it only attained its national existence by giving itself up forever to G-d as its shepherd…. It shall never imagine that it has grown out of having to be led by the guidance of its Shepherd it shall remain eternally young shall eternally face G-d as in the first year of its existence eternally go to Him as the “one-year-old lamb of His flock.” (Rabbi Samson Raphael Hirsch Commentary on the Torah)
Feel yourself as one of those tiny sheep.
A tiny little sheep only one year old. The surrounding air is fragrant; the grass a giant carpet of lush greenery. A tiny lamb bleats as it prances in the field among the sheep. The world is beautiful. Never does she worry if the well will be filled with thirst-quenching water never does she fear that the shepherd’s staff will be lost. Never does she fear losing her way. The shepherd watches her guarding and guiding her carefully.
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