The meeting tent

“The tent, which was called the meeting tent, Moses used to pitch at some distance away, outside the camp. Anyone who wished to consult the LORD would go to this meeting tent outside the camp.” (EX 33: 7)

“Anyone who wished to consult the Lord would go to this meeting tent outside the camp.” It is important to go “outside the camp,” to speak outside my position or my situation. I am not looking for a solution which is good for me in my particular situation; I am looking for a solution which is God’s will. “Some distance away” is my local church, or maybe our home’s “meeting tent” is in our bedroom or in our living room. When we “go to this meeting tent,” we declare that we are ready to go with Our Lord and to Our Lord, who is the way.

“The seed is the word of God, Christ is the sower; all who come to him will live for ever.” (Gospel Acclamation)