[Magdalen] Aaron: Sin of a Priest

[Robert Rea]

Exodus 32:1-14

So Moses, the prophet to whom alone god speaks, has gone up the mountain and 
not come back for days and days. There are clouds and fire and explosions up 
there. His followers are wondering what happened to him, afraid for him. And 
even more afraid for themselves. Without him they are lost and bereft of God.

So they come to Aaron the priest, his spokesperson and ask him for gods. They 
need consolation; they need comfort. They bring him all that gold they had 
ripped off from their Egyptian master. Aaron makes an image of a calf and 
tells them this is their God. Then they party down to eat, drink, and make 
merry.

This doesn't sit well with God. they have abandoned God for the work of their 
own hands. Moses barely prevents God from wiping them off the face of the 
earth.

There's a lesson here for priest and other pastors. As a priest myself, and 
spiritual director, I am in no position to tell you what lessons to draw. We 
are all to search them out for our own selves.

-- 
Bob Rea
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