In our reading from Exodus we heard, “The LORD used to speak to Moses face to
face, as one man speaks to another.”
In another translation this same text is translated, “Thus the LORD used to speak to Moses
face to face, as a man speaks to his friend.” Here we can observe Moses approaching
his friend—speaking, pleading and praying to God.
Moses
and Abraham were the only two men in the Old Testament that were called a friend of God. Usually they, like everyone else, were called servants or slaves of God. Jesus
changed such descriptions. He told
his disciples, as he tells us, “No longer
do I call you servants…I have called you friends.”
Last
week, Pope Francis encouraged the young people at World Youth Day to become
friends of God through the light of faith. Our Holy Father inspires us in our daily walk with our
friend.
Are
you a friend of God’s? Is He your
best friend?
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