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03 Mar 2013 - Third Sunday of Lent, Cycle C

"I AM sent me to you.” An apparently not-quite-ready-for-prime-time Moses was wondering if the whole thing about leading the Israelites to salvation was going to work. There he would be, an unknown appearing out of nowhere claiming God had sent him to lead God’s—and his—people out of slavery. He needed some credentials. God’s name would do, so God told Moses The Name: “I am who am. . . . This is what you shall tell the Israelites.” Moses was the first to hear this new name, which was not a proper name at all but a form of a verb: “to cause to be, to create”; “I am what I am”; or “I will be what I will be.” From this moment the “LORD-YHWH” would mean a God who is and always will be utterly free and powerful to do great things—like free God’s people.

Authors Joel Schorn

Moses i am who i am

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Homily themes

28 Feb 2016 - Third Sunday of Lent, Cycle C

“I AM sent me to you.” An apparently not-quite-ready-for-prime-time Moses was wondering if the whole thing about leading the Israelites to salvation was going to work. There he would be, an unknown appearing out of nowhere claiming God had sent him to lead God’s—and his—people out of slavery. He needed some credentials. God’s name would do, so God told Moses The Name: “I am who am. . . . This is what you shall tell the Israelites.” Moses was the first to hear this new name, which was not a proper name at all but a form of a verb: “to cause to be, to create”; “I am what I am”; or “I will be what I will be.” From this moment the “LORD-YHWH” would mean a God who is and always will be utterly free and powerful to do great things—like free God’s people.

Moses I AM i am who i am

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The inner word

24 Mar 2019 - Third Sunday of Lent, Cycle C

God tells Moses: “I am who am”—I AM, for short. God needs no point of reference, no proof. God is. We either accept it or we don’t. For us, as preachers, we must ask ourselves: Do I really believe that God exists? When do I experience the greatest doubt? What brings me the most assurance? And, like Moses, we must consider how best to persuade others of God’s loving existence. Do I show it in my actions? Am I bearing fruit? Do I live in right relationships and cultivate a spirit of openness and hospitality? Am I willing to acknowledge my mistakes and repent my wrongdoings? Do I show mercy on those who sin against me? Do I seek justice and show solidarity with all members of the community? Most of all, do I find joy in loving and serving God?

i am who i am

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