For 15 July 2009, Wednesday of 15th week, based on Exodus 3:1-6,9-12
Exodus 3:1-6,9-12
Moses was keeping the flock of his father-in-law Jethro, the priest of Midian; he led his flock beyond the wilderness, and came to Horeb, the mountain of God. There the angel of the Lord appeared to him in a flame of fire out of a bush; he looked, and the bush was blazing, yet it was not consumed. Then Moses said, “I must turn aside and look at this great sight, and see why the bush is not burned up.†When the Lord saw that he had turned aside to see, God called to him out of the bush, “Moses, Moses!†And he said, “Here I am.†Then he said, “Come no closer! Remove the sandals from your feet, for the place on which you are standing is holy ground.†He said further, “I am the God of your father, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob.†And Moses hid his face, for he was afraid to look at God. The cry of the Israelites has now come to me; I have also seen how the Egyptians oppress them. So come, I will send you to Pharaoh to bring my people, the Israelites, out of Egypt.â€
But Moses said to God, “Who am I that I should go to Pharaoh, and bring the Israelites out of Egypt?†He said, “I will be with you; and this shall be the sign for you that it is I who sent you: when you have brought the people out of Egypt, you shall worship God on this mountain.â€
Scripture passage from the New Revised Standard Version Bible: Catholic Edition, copyright 1989, 1993, Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Used by permission. All rights reserved.
About Brian Guadalupe Walker, O.P.
Brian Guadalupe Walker, O.P. is a member of the province of St. Albert the Great assigned to inner city Chicago, and is currently an itinerant preacher doing parish missions and retreats both in English and in Spanish wherever the preaching calls him. Visit his web site at www.OPFriar.com.
15 Jul 2009
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Exodus 3:1-6,9-12
Moses was keeping the flock of his father-in-law Jethro, the priest of Midian; he led his flock beyond the wilderness, and came to Horeb, the mountain of God. There the angel of the Lord appeared to him in a flame of fire out of a bush; he looked, and the bush was blazing, yet it was not consumed. Then Moses said, “I must turn aside and look at this great sight, and see why the bush is not burned up.†When the Lord saw that he had turned aside to see, God called to him out of the bush, “Moses, Moses!†And he said, “Here I am.†Then he said, “Come no closer! Remove the sandals from your feet, for the place on which you are standing is holy ground.†He said further, “I am the God of your father, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob.†And Moses hid his face, for he was afraid to look at God. The cry of the Israelites has now come to me; I have also seen how the Egyptians oppress them. So come, I will send you to Pharaoh to bring my people, the Israelites, out of Egypt.â€
But Moses said to God, “Who am I that I should go to Pharaoh, and bring the Israelites out of Egypt?†He said, “I will be with you; and this shall be the sign for you that it is I who sent you: when you have brought the people out of Egypt, you shall worship God on this mountain.â€
Scripture passage from the New Revised Standard Version Bible: Catholic Edition, copyright 1989, 1993, Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Used by permission. All rights reserved.
About Brian Guadalupe Walker, O.P.
Brian Guadalupe Walker, O.P. is a member of the province of St. Albert the Great assigned to inner city Chicago, and is currently an itinerant preacher doing parish missions and retreats both in English and in Spanish wherever the preaching calls him. Visit his web site at www.OPFriar.com.