Day 24 – Holy

Montserrat, Spain

Moses was keeping the flock of his father-in-law Jethro, the priest of Midian; he led his flock beyond the wilderness, and came to Horeb, the mountain of God. There the angel of the Lord appeared to him in a flame of fire out of a bush; he looked, and the bush was blazing, yet it was not consumed. Then Moses said, “I must turn aside and look at this great sight, and see why the bush is not burned up.” When the Lord saw that he had turned aside to see, God called to him out of the bush, “Moses, Moses!” And he said, “Here I am.” Then he said, “Come no closer! Remove the sandals from your feet, for the place on which you are standing is holy ground.” (Exodus 3: 1-5)

 The shepherd turns aside, wanders over to a burning bush that catches his eye – and finds himself face to face with God. So begins the story of the journey of God’s people from slavery and the revelation of their God as saviour and liberator. Jesus often taught that the things that matter in life are not on the surface or planted on the path in front of us. They are hidden. We need eyes open, senses alert to encounter the holy. Real faith is inquisitive and adventurous. The challenge is to let life inconvenience us. We must be willing to break our routines and go wandering. Who knows what might be waiting for us to notice?

(Extract from Dust & Glory by David Runcorn)

 For Reflection

The next time you are out and about in a familiar place, look for something you haven’t seen before.

 Prayer

Lord, distract me so that I may catch sight of your holiness in unexpected places.