Numbers 21:4-9 – The 4th Sunday of Lent – for Sunday, March 15, 2015
“The people became impatient on the road. The people spoke against God and Moses . . .†(Numbers 21:4-5)
The people spoke against God and Moses . . .

I didn’t have to read too many verses (though I did!) to seek a Lent-appropriate verb. This scene from Numbers was familiar, with the Children of Israel—free from the injustices of Egyptian slavery and sojourners in the wilderness—complaining to Moses. Like today’s kids (and adults) on a road trip with a destination that never seems to appear around the next curve or over the next hill, their protests included meals. The food’s bad! Not enough. Not the right kind. Not what you promised. Not what we’re used to eating.
It wasn’t only their stomachs that were growling!
I don’t have to read about the snakes God sent. I don’t have to read about how those wandering whiners were eventually contrite—after a multitude of nasty snakebites—and then spoke again to Moses. They would be good. They could be better.
Me? I got stuck on the verb spoke. Continue reading →