Examine of Gratitude
It’s time again. To “turn aside” like Moses did with the burning bush. God waited. God waited for Moses to give Him his attention . I imagine God gasping with delight: “Moses is looking! He is lending his attention!” This is my favorite part of the holidays...this beginning with Thanksgiving followed by the preparation for Christmas that is the most meaty with meaning part of it all. 4 “ When the Lord saw that he had gone over to look, God called to him from within the bush, “Moses! Moses!” [Exodus 3] First of all...note that Moses led his flock to the “far side of the wilderness” (Ex 3:1). Ever been there? Gratitude is punctuated the loudest in the middle of the wilderness - when we are drawn out of the lesser loves and occupancies of our heart and while it feels like surgery to remove some of those comfort lesser loves...it creates space for seeing. For Moses I think, it was because he was on the far side of the wilderness that he “turned to se