In the Desert
I think we need to talk about the desert. Real talk. As a Christian, we've heard this story a thousand times. The Israelites, God's Chosen People - special, marked, loved, cared for - were exiled into the desert where, although not ideal, God took care of them. We learned how daily God performed miracles just for them! He made manna (bread) fall from the sky so they could eat and he brought water out of a rock to quench their thirst! But they weren't thrilled about it. They whined. They complained. They felt they deserved more. They forgot to say thank you. And, as every good Christian girl and boy does, we reacted in shock! How could they not see their God providing for them?! How could they be so ungrateful? How could they lose faith in their great and holy Father? How could they forget who He was and how much He loved them? We would never act like that! We would learn from them! We would not let down our God with our short memories of who He is and what He p