I have heard your cries
Exodus 3:1-8.13-15 Today’s first reading depicts our God as a God who is concerned about our unfortunate situations. Through the example of Moses who was sent to redeem the Israelites from Pharaoh and his people, God is there to save us. Three key words are cardinal from this passage of the burning and the mission of Moses (Ex 3:1-11): The first world is God has seen 'our miseries'. These miseries are bondage situation in which one finds himself or herself. They can be physical, moral, spiritual or otherwise. They can also be personal or corporate miseries. The cause of these miseries varies from being caused by ourselves or coming from outside ourselves. In the eyes of God the cause doesn’t matter. What matters is that He has seen the miseries we are going through. The second word is that God has heard our 'cries'. The cries due to our miseries show vividly that we are at pains. It shows that we on our own are incapable of eliminating these miseries. Like a