Holy Ground
Second in a Devotional Series dealing with a Sacred Text
“Do not come any closer,” God said. “Take off your sandals,
for the place where you are standing is holy ground.”
--Part of a conversation between God and Moses
Recorded in Exodus, 3:5
I heard the overhead page and by the time I arrived at the Emergency Department, I knew what I would be facing. Arriving at the quiet room I found a very holy scene unfolding as a new mom poured out the anguish of her heart. Sitting beside her on the floor was a medic, he'd been through a couple of similar experiences-- he just sat with the mom gently rubbing her back and consoling her. On a chair right next to them sat two fellow employees, each of them had experienced their own painful losses. I simply observed a very spiritual moment. Truly, as they sat in sacred silence I sensed that the place I was standing on was holy ground. I decided to quietly meditate.
Compassionate, caring touches were noticed, felt, remembered. It occurred to me that it might be time to take off my sandals.
--Ben Keckler
05.04.10
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
No comments:
Post a Comment