Refugees: Why they may not be someone else's problem

(with a tip of the hat to Moses' encounter with a burning bush)

Sometimes holy places are unexpected places;

Like bike-paths.

Sometimes holy moments are in everyday life;

Like workplaces.

Sometimes God calls ordinary people to lead;

Like Moses the shepherd.

Always God hears the cry of the oppressed.

And sees the misery of the tormented.

And knows the pain of the lonely.

Always God sees the acts of the oppressor.

And the grip of the tyrant.

And the cruelty of slavery and war and racism.

And often

Holy places and

Ordinary people and

The cry of the stranger and

A listening God

Are in the same place,

At the same time,

For a good reason.

A reason that starts with God saying

“I have heard”

and continues with

“It's your turn to do something”

(ref to Exodus 3.1-15)