This is such a difficult Chapter to read and understand. The people are so distraught by the message of the 10 spies inspiring terrifying fear, that they said to each other, “We should choose a leader and go back to Egypt.” And the whole assembly talked about stoning them. Numbers 14:4, 10. It got so…

I’ve heard of people walking up to people they don’t know and asking this question. That’s not what I’m doing here. We’ve all heard the story of the men sent by Moses to explore the Promised Land and bring back a report. We know what happens. The Lord said to Moses, “Send some men to…

We come to a humbling Chapter. Do you ever wonder what God would show you if He put a mirror to your face so you could see what offends Him that we can’t see but is ever before Him? I can’t help but see pride, arrogance and self glory in myself as I look into…

Reading Numbers 11, I’m reminded of the Prayer of Recollection from yesterday. Be at rest once more, O my soul, for the Lord has been good to you. Psalm 116:7. The people forgot all the good that God had done for them. When we forget we complain. Isn’t how that works for you? It does…

This morning in our Friday morning Prayer and Practices group on Zoom we added a new practice to help us draw nearer to God. The Prayer of Recollection…of re-collecting our scattered self back to wholeness with God…to Shalom (peace, harmony, wholeness). I loved the Scripture reference: Be at rest once more, O my soul, for…

On this Thanksgiving Day here in the U.S., we celebrate a day of giving thanks for the blessings we have received, blessings that are so many regardless of our circumstances. And here, in Numbers 9, the people are instructed to celebrate their first Passover celebration free from their slavery in Egypt. They are free, they…

Have you considered how beautiful light is? This morning with a soft drizzle falling, the light from the window is soft and touches everything gently. The color is a soft almost yellow-green so pale the color is only hinted. I love light in all its forms. It fills my soul and washes over my heart.…

Can we take a moment to wonder what it must have been like for the people? We can read these words of the Bible over and over but do we understand and take in the magnitude of what it was like to be there and experience these amazing times? When Moses finished setting up the…

In Numbers 6 God gives instruction for any man or woman who wants to make a special vow of dedication to the Lord as a Nazirite. They cannot eat or drink anything made from grapes or use a razor on their head or touch a dead body v. 1-8. In the notes below it said:…

We come to a Chapter, Numbers 5, that I have read and I confess as a woman I have had trouble with. My ire gets up because at first blush it sounds as though God is awfully hard on women and not on men. So I prayed this morning and asked Him to help me…