Called to Adventure

This Sunday’s reading from the Hebrew Scriptures is about the call of Moses. Moses an outlaw on the run from the Pharaoh of Egypt. God, the form of a burning bush, calls Moses to adventure. Calls him to return to Egypt and free the Chosen people of Israel. It’s a scary business but Moses reluctantly agrees and with the help of God he brings his people out of slavery and misery.

And here we are in Cranbourne, called to do a task of freeing people from those things that enslave people in the 21^st. Century. So, in faith we reach out to provide food and to offer a place belonging. For that is what our congregation and church building have to offer those who find themselves in trouble. In a way we are called to adventure. To take risks! But just as Moses was not left alone, neither are we. The Holy Spirit is amongst us and is enabling us to do things that a few years ago we would have thought were impossible. We have been called to adventure, and just as Moses had no idea how it would end, so we are called forward in faith. Offering the Christ Love to our neighbour is a high calling.

Let us embrace it with open hearts and minds.