Sermons and Prayers of Walter Brueggemann in “Inscribing the Text” will be the focus of this series of devotions.
The primal case of speaking-truth-to-power in the Old Testament is Moses addressing Pharaoh. As a truth-teller, Moses had as long a preparation for his call as any of us. …It was in his status as a fugitive that he was addressed by this voice from the burning bush who summons, authorizes, and dispatches him to Pharaoh.
It is so important to remember that this call to speak comes when he has been rejected and put out into the wilderness by the powers that be and his own fear. There is no place that can keep us from God’s touch and God’s desire to have the Word of freedom and truth ring within any time or place. As a fugitive…Moses experiences the profound presence of God so that he is moved to turn around and begin life in a whole new way – speaking-truth-to-power. It is not the most pleasant task…but it is necessary when it is placed on us to step forward and enter into the conversation of the day with a word of the truth of God’s Reign in the midst of the reign everyone else expects and demands.
Connection: Rise up O Saints of God! Prayerfully consider the expansiveness of God’s Reign within this day. And yes, you…you, may indeed be asked to speak up in truth. It does and it will happen.
Precious Lord, you do not care about the status of anyone when you call us to follow you and speak of the Good News of your blessed Reign. Empower us to trust your blazing word of truth whenever we think that we cannot possibly be an instrument used within the transformation of this day. Amen.
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