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you have revealed them to the childlike
The childlike are those who learn to call God Our Father from his child Jesus. We are made more and more into obedient sons and daughters, in the image of Jesus, full of trust and love. We are called to become like little children not just generally but specifically of the Father in heaven.
God said, "Come no nearer!
Remove the sandals from your feet,
for the place where you stand is holy ground.
We strip away our pretenses in order to draw near to God. We let the images we present to the world drop. Like children we are more or less unconcerned with how others see us. We do, however, insist on the goodness of our Father and our oldest brother Jesus in the face of any criticism or insults they receive. We are unafraid to be seen as foolish for their sakes.
As he looked on, he was surprised to see that the bush,
though on fire, was not consumed.
The Son reveals the Father to us. He does so by sending the Holy Spirit, the flame of God's love, to make us cry "Abba! Father!" We ourselves become set on fire with the same fire that burns but does not consume the burning bush of Moses.
We are not consumed in our essence, the core of our God given identity. Yet "God is a consuming fire" (see Hebrews 12:29). He will indeed consume all within us that is not of him.
each one's work will become manifest, for the Day will disclose it, because it will be revealed by fire, and the fire will test what sort of work each one has done (see First Corinthians 3:13)
All that does not bear fruit is pruned (see John 15:2).
We are made more and more fully what we are meant to be with all the excess stripped away by the loving action of God.
The LORD secures justice
and the rights of all the oppressed.
He has made known his ways to Moses,
and his deeds to the children of Israel.
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