Chapter 50
Good Monday Morning to this week 50 of 2021
Behold, I send an angel before you to guard you on the way and to bring you to the place that I have prepared. Exodus 23.20
Let’s give this interpretation an attempt, today using an old joke.
A man is walking alone in the desert, his camel has run away with water and food.
After a while, he sees a merchant. He approaches him and says:
Water, please, do you have me some water?
Sorry, Sir, I don’t have water, I only sell ties!
Then the man resumes his road, he is more and more tired and the sun shines high in the sky. A few hours later the man sees a second merchant. Dying of thirst he walks towards him on his knees. And he says to him: Please Sir, I need water… please!
Again this man answers, sorry I only sell ties.
So, the man gets on his way. Half an hour later he came across a third merchant. The man moves forward with difficulty (he crawls) and says breathlessly:
Water…I…beg…you…water!
Oh, sorry my good man, I only sell ties. But a little further, in this direction, there is a bistro where you can get water to drink.
Thank you… Thank you very much!
So the man continues in the direction of the bistro, five minutes later he finally sees the bistro, he starts to run and finally arrives at the entrance of the bar, he practically collapses on the counter and asks:
Waiter, water, water please, I desperately need to drink.
And the waiter answers him:
Sorry sir but here we only serve those who have ties on!
Why did the camel run away, to begin with?
Why were there three merchants on the way, trying to sell ties?
Where exactly was the place that was prepared for him?
Which one of the three merchants was the angel?
We begin this week with a riddle, yet we are not clueless, nor are we lost!
There are provisions on the way, there are signposts, there are angles, the question is if we recognize them!
Wishing you a good morning.
Philemon