Episode Transcript
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The story of the call of Moses
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offers a vivid symbolic picture of divine revelation.
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In the first place there is a call for reflection
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in the fact that we have been spontaneously
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and traditionally used as symbolic of unending fire,
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a fire that burns without consuming.
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The question it raises, of course,
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is whether we hear ourselves called by name,
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whether we are able to take our shoes off in reverence
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knowing that we stand on holy ground
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because it is the whole world,
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which is the place of God.
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It raises question also, in a very practical way,
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whether we realise that God
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we worship is the God of Abraham,
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the God of Isaac, the God of Jacob,
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whose promises and demands
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are quite practical and guarantee,
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concerning all aspects of human lives and human society
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in relationship and structures.
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Sisters and brothers,
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God reveals himself to us and calls us
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to carry out His purpose in our world today,
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just like when He reveal himself to Moses
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to liberate the Israelites from slavery in Egypt.
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This Lent is the time to repent, and change our direction.
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This time is a time to grow.
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The bush is still burning and unconsumed.
