This week we’re looking at the call of Moses, as found in Exodus 3:1-15. You can read the story here: https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Exodus%203%3A1-15&version=NIV
Today I want us to imagine a similar encounter with God. In this story, God tells Moses not to come any closer and to take his sandals off for he is on holy ground. Then we read that Moses “hid his face” as he was afraid to look at God. It was believed that one could not look directly at God and then live. And it is very possible that Moses bowed before God, which would also hide his face. Would you be afraid to look at God? What if it meant that this would be the last moment of your earthly life? I am so curious of what God looks like. I am curious on what God smells like and the energy God gives off in a very direct and close encounter. And in this conversation between Moses and God, the focus remains on God calling Moses to something. Moses really didn’t get the chance to ask questions (like, what is the meaning of life, etc.). Moses focused on what he was to do and what questions may arise and what answers God may be able to give him. I wonder if I would be of the same mindset – stick to the experience and what is happening in the moment, or if I would have a Rockstar moment and freeze, stumbling over any words, in awe of what is happening. It never says that Moses paused to analyze the burning bush. But would you? How long would it take for you to get closer to it?
Today, look for something unusual in the world and think about how God could use that ‘something’ to call someone. Also take a moment to chat with God your own encounters with the divine.
A video for the day: Here I Am Lord (I the Lord of Sea and Sky)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CSODPhE-0ng
A prayer for us today:
O Holy One, thank you for the holy ground we walk on and for your active love in our lives. Thank you for caring for us and for the encounters with the divine throughout our lives. Help us to find you in usual and unusual ways and to come to you with the hard questions of this life that we have for you. May we remember that you are not far away and always there to answer our questions if we are willing to listen and to wait for the answers to come. Be with us this day and all our days to come. Amen.
Today I want us to imagine a similar encounter with God. In this story, God tells Moses not to come any closer and to take his sandals off for he is on holy ground. Then we read that Moses “hid his face” as he was afraid to look at God. It was believed that one could not look directly at God and then live. And it is very possible that Moses bowed before God, which would also hide his face. Would you be afraid to look at God? What if it meant that this would be the last moment of your earthly life? I am so curious of what God looks like. I am curious on what God smells like and the energy God gives off in a very direct and close encounter. And in this conversation between Moses and God, the focus remains on God calling Moses to something. Moses really didn’t get the chance to ask questions (like, what is the meaning of life, etc.). Moses focused on what he was to do and what questions may arise and what answers God may be able to give him. I wonder if I would be of the same mindset – stick to the experience and what is happening in the moment, or if I would have a Rockstar moment and freeze, stumbling over any words, in awe of what is happening. It never says that Moses paused to analyze the burning bush. But would you? How long would it take for you to get closer to it?
Today, look for something unusual in the world and think about how God could use that ‘something’ to call someone. Also take a moment to chat with God your own encounters with the divine.
A video for the day: Here I Am Lord (I the Lord of Sea and Sky)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CSODPhE-0ng
A prayer for us today:
O Holy One, thank you for the holy ground we walk on and for your active love in our lives. Thank you for caring for us and for the encounters with the divine throughout our lives. Help us to find you in usual and unusual ways and to come to you with the hard questions of this life that we have for you. May we remember that you are not far away and always there to answer our questions if we are willing to listen and to wait for the answers to come. Be with us this day and all our days to come. Amen.
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