Word and Image
The skin of his face shone because he had been talking with God. Exodus 34:29
Different ways of learning work best for each of us. Some of us learn best by reading and writing. Others learn through music. Still others learn by engaging their bodies and all their senses. The more ways we encounter something, the more apt we are to comprehend it.
Just before today’s verse, Moses has been on the mountain with God, and God had renewed the covenant with Israel. When Moses returned to the people, it was not what he said that captured their attention; it is what he looked like. His face was shining! Through Moses, God gave the people more than one way to comprehend His message. God gave them both word and image.
In our own life of faith, the Holy Spirit gives us various ways to experience God. The Word of God announces the story of Jesus for us. God comes to us in baptism and communion too, that we might touch and taste the goodness of the life-giving love of Jesus.
God of Word and image, thank You for revealing Yourself in diverse ways so we can all receive You. Amen.
Inspired by A Christ In Our Home Devotion