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THIRD SUNDAY OF LENT The account of Moses and the burning bush that is not consumed is one of the early Bible stories that we learn as children. By the third or fourth grade a child can recite the story that is often illustrated in religious education textbooks. So well known is the encounter between God and Moses that the name has been given to the common landscape shrub. Euonymous alata is known as the "Burning Bush" to gardeners throughout the country because its leaves turn fiery red in the fall. But the story in Exodus 3 is less about a bush that is not consumed and more about God's revelation of God's self. God speaks the sacred name to Moses in response to his question: "When I go to the Israelites, if they ask me, 'What is His name?' what am I to tell them?" God tells Moses, "I am who I am." The Hebrew word is indefinite in its meaning. It could also be translated, "I will be who I will be," or "I am going to be who I am" or even " I am who I will be." In other words, it is hard to pin God down. As limited creatures, we will never exhaust the fullness of the creator at all. Those of us who have been baptized for a while may sometimes think we understand all about God, and that we have settled into our relationship with Him. As parishes prepare men and women for baptism at the Easter Vigil, those of us who are long baptized may want to listen to those who are coming new to the faith. They may have some insights about God or some stories of conversion that can help us on our own pilgrim way to the kingdom. Even after all these years, God is still doing something new. The woman left her water jar and went into the town and said to the people, "Come and see a man who told me everything I have have done. Could he possibly be the Christ?" John 4:28-29
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