Wednesday July 15,2009

Readings:Genesis 3: 1-6, 9-12 Psalm 103 Matthew: 11: 25-27

Psalm Response: "The Lord is kind and merciful"

Horeb and Sinai are synonimous. Here, on this mountain of God, Moses became a confident of Him. While he was shepherding his father-in-law's sheep, Moses noticed a strange phenomenon; a bush apparently was on fire but remained uncharred.
Moses decide he wanted to get a closer look and he began to approach the area in question.
When the being appeared to be in the bush was described as, "an angel of the Lord" this biblical identificaton often is used as a confirmation of the presence of the Lord. Further into the narrative, the writer seems to affirm the premise of many scholars who hold this to be a fact
Thus when the Lord warned Moses to not enter into the area as it was hallowed ground, Moses stopped his approach. It was then the Lord's charge to Moses he was the Lord's choice to rescue His people from slavery.
Moses was skeptical the Pharoaoh, who had a price on his head, would be receptive to hearing his petition to allow thw Hebrews to leae.
after all, these slaves were the labor force he was using to build cities and he would be reluctent to lose his labor crews.
With assurance God would be with him Moses took on the awesome task almost willingly.
How many of us would know how to respond to a Heavenly request? Would we have asked for more confirmation; signs the request was valid; try to escape?
When God calls us, there will be no burning bush or a visible emanation. So, how will we know the callis from God? Ask any priest! He was called; selected from many candidates and they knew with certainty. Through prayer, God will respond to your request for affirmation if you'll listen.

In the three verses from Matthew, Christ tells His disciples only He knows the Father. In declaring His knowledge of the Father, He establishes His Oneness by exchanging knowledge of each other,Their unique character of the Divine essence.
JESUS praises the Father for revealing the unknowable to His disciples. Otherwise they would not have had the ability to proclaim the Gospel as He desired!