Testimony

On the day that the tabernacle was set up, the cloud covered the tabernacle, the tent of the testimony; and in the evening it was over the tabernacle like the appearance of fire until morning. Numbers 9:15

The tabernacle, in the Exodus story, held the stone tablets that Moses brought down from the mountain which were inscribed with the Big Ten Commandments, the testimony of the Presence of the Holy One. The stones were not especially holy, nor were the carefully described boards that made up the conveyance, nor was the goat hair tent above it all. The Exodus tabernacle has long been lost to legend, but the testimony of millennia generations follows us to this day: the cloud by day, the pillar of fire by night to assure the people of the Holy Presence. A child's growth patterns mirror the developmental stages of human insight. For example, the baby wails for nutrition, the toddler smears food from head to toe, the teen auditions taste. Finally the adult relaxes into healthful habits. It's that way with spiritual nourishment too. First we need manifestations of Holy Presence such as visions, warm feelings, or revelations in meaningful scriptures. Then we go overboard with our excitement often putting people on edge. We go through the stage of testing our beliefs with other belief systems until we mature into grace-filled adults. Finally, our testimony becomes the testimony of divine Presence. Whatever your stage of development, may you glow with the testimony of Love. Shalom, Mother BE  

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