July 15, 2015 Wednesday: St. Bonaventure
July 15, 2015 Wednesday: St. Bonaventure
Ex 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.” 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.”
God In My Life
I think the Ignatian imperative to “find God in all things” should really be “find God in the places you least expect.” When I ask my 7th graders where they experience God, they dutifully respond, “Church” or “prayer.” While I’m glad for that, I feel like Amy Poehler on SNL saying, “Really?!?”
It is the God of surprises and least expected places that has broken into my heart. The God of today’s scriptures sending a doubtful and reluctant Moses to Pharaoh or hiding wisdom from the wise and learned is the one who turns our world upside-down and asks us to do the unthinkable in the name of love. Find God in ALL things – tragic loss, the poor, people we judge unworthy of our love, dreams that fail, vulnerability and weakness, not knowing the right answer. This is my spiritual autobiography – where have you found God in your life?
—Jackie Beale-DelVecchio
www.jesuitprayer.org
Ex 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.” 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.”
God In My Life
I think the Ignatian imperative to “find God in all things” should really be “find God in the places you least expect.” When I ask my 7th graders where they experience God, they dutifully respond, “Church” or “prayer.” While I’m glad for that, I feel like Amy Poehler on SNL saying, “Really?!?”
It is the God of surprises and least expected places that has broken into my heart. The God of today’s scriptures sending a doubtful and reluctant Moses to Pharaoh or hiding wisdom from the wise and learned is the one who turns our world upside-down and asks us to do the unthinkable in the name of love. Find God in ALL things – tragic loss, the poor, people we judge unworthy of our love, dreams that fail, vulnerability and weakness, not knowing the right answer. This is my spiritual autobiography – where have you found God in your life?
—Jackie Beale-DelVecchio
www.jesuitprayer.org
