Holy Moses

'Twas high noon on Mount Horeb as Moses munched his gefilte lox. He was lolling about taking a restful break from tending Jethro's flocks, When he was startled out of his wits as a nearby bush burst in flames! Now alert, he exclaimed, "What th...! Someone here is playing games!" He was bewildered to note that the shrub wasn't being consumed by fire! When he heard a voice calling, "Hey, you there!" he really began to perspire! It turned out that I AM was calling him from the midst of that conflagration! "You're on holy ground! Remove your Guccis! I'll brook no desecration!" Moses meekly inquired, "Is it I, Lord, that you wish to confer with?" "Yea! I've a proposition to discuss and you'll heed My words forthwith! You, my boy, are hereby volunteered to lead My people to the Promised Land! I've seen their misery and I need you to free them from the Pharaoh's hand!" "But Lord, you know that I murdered a feller there and am a wanted man! Besides, I ain't good at public speaking. Please find someone else if You can!" "Fiddle Faddle! This magical staff will sort out your problems along the way! I'll hear no more sass! Now hop on your ass! I'll brook no further delay!" "A cloud by day and fire by night will guide you and I'll provide manna, sonny! I'm confident that you can lead this motley host to the land of milk and honey!" Their many trials and tribulations nearly drove beleaguered Moses to tears, As the malcontented Israelites wandered about in the desert for forty years! Robert L. Hinshaw, CMSgt, USAF, Retired © All Rights Reserved