Third Sunday of Lent
Ex 3:1-8 & 13-15; 1 Cor 10:1-6 & 10-12; Lk 13:1-9 (Year C)
On this third Sunday of Lent the encounter of Moses with his Lord at the burning bush is the background for Lenten prayer and reflection. It demands that we consider a question that is frequently pushed to the back of our minds: could we, as sinners, stand with Moses in the presence of God?
Within its narrative setting, this encounter came at the least-expected moment. Moses, a fugitive, was going about his daily business as a shepherd when he was drawn to the burning bush. The first demand of this encounter was the humble confession of the gulf that stands between the sinner and God’s holiness: “Come no nearer, take off your shoes, for the place on which you stand is holy ground.”
