Over the next two or three weeks, we will be hearing readings from the book of Exodus … the grand sweeping story in the Hebrew Scriptures about the liberation of the people of Israel from slavery in Egypt.
You might well ask, “Well what has that got to do with our situation now?”
“How does a story about events some 3,000 years ago help us today in the time of the Pandemic?”
I think it has loads to say to us.
At one level this is an epic story … absolute grist for the mill for Hollywood movie producers. Ever heard of films with the titles “The Ten Commandments” or “The Prince of Egypt?”
But on another level, there is much in the story of the Exodus that intersects with everyday life … the key protagonists confront us with the way we humans respond to difficult situations.
You can watch this morning’s worship service here:
John Bell has released a new song, for this time of separation from one another:
And some notices for you this week:
May the Lord bless you and keep you;
may the Lord make his face to shine on upon you
and be gracious to you;
may the Lord lift up his countenance upon on you
and give you peace.
Amen.
