The midwives teach us that liberation does not begin with a burning bush.
It begins when ordinary people decide that obedience to God sets limits on what the state, boss, or the system can ask of them.
It tells us to train our attention, to help us recognise what faithfulness looks like when it shows up quietly without applause.
When we read Exodus, we are hearing a memory of ancient oppression, told by a community living under later empires, trying to learn how God’s people survive, resist, and stay human inside
someone else’s system.
This story is still around in our modern day – money, assets and land centralized for the rich and their enablers.
Joseph’s story is much more than a Disney production.
How often are we told we don’t listen! The disciples didn’t question anything when Jesus said ‘Come follow me”. They dropped everything and listened.
Then they knew they belonged in this group, they were needed to support Jesus.
Their task was changing other people’s lives through the power of Jesus who shared the the love of God.
Do we obediently answer God’s calls? It could drastically change our future?
People in Lake Macquarie, NSW, who experienced something wonderful when the water lit up with a bright luminescence, wanted everyone to come and see it.
When John baptised Jesus, he realised the spirit had come and that Jesus was the one to bring healing and wholeness to people and wanted others to come and see.
We are called to share excitedly, (just like the phosphorescence people did) God’s divine peace and love to those around us and invite them to come and see.
We are reminded that our mission is to be shaping and being good news for our neighbours according to their hurts and hopes.We are called to be prophets now, joining God in the neighborhood and not to be following our own agendas.
The ‘Rough stuff’ in our lives matters to God God is interested in what is happening in our souls now and wants to help us deal with distractions that separate us from wholesome lives.
Scholars of non-violence, say it only takes 2% of the population to make a change in society. How we live our lives can bring out the best in our community.
