Throughout Lent Christians will hear the unfolding of the story of the Hebrew people's journey from the bondage of slavery in Egypt to the freedom of the promised land.
This story, this journey from bondage to freedom, is not only the story of nations - the ancient Hebrew people, the indigenous of Canada's north, or the people of Syria today - it is the story of every human being.
There are so many things in our lives - some avoidable, others unavoidable - that can keep us in "bondage" if we allow it to, and prevent us from being open to Life and Love. And often times we need others to support us, to direct us and to walk with us in the process of liberation.
Moses was that person for the Hebrew people. He saw the injustices committed against his people, and he heard God call him to help lead His people out of slavery. In a quiet place, free of distraction, Moses experienced Holy Ground, he experienced a place where he encountered the Living God - the Living God who called him to acts of mercy and self sacrifice for the needs of others.
Only as we encounter Holy Ground, the sacred space of the Living God, will we come to recognize more the ONE LIFE that we all share, the One Life that calls us to respond to the needs of others, the One Life that calls for a more just, equal and free society for all of God's people.
Jesus is THE ONE who is within all of us as we walk with and support one another into the fullness of Life.
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