Today’s Old Testament reading comes from the book of Exodus, the story of how God provided food for the Israelites as they made their way through the desert en route from Egyptian servitude to the land God promised to their ancestors. The story is part of a cycle of stories all gathered around the common theme of God’s provision for their needs during their sojourn to their new home. And these stories provided fertile soil in which later Jewish and Christian interpretations grew and thrived. This manna was not what the people expected. But if you’ll stay with me I’ll try to show you that God gives them what they really need, and that’s more than just a full belly.

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