Examples Of Patriarchal Stories

In light of the patriarchal narratives, these stories articulate faith in God. Of the patriarchal stories, the narrative that empowered me the most was the story of Moses. The narratives of Noah, Abram, and Jacob where just as impactful, but I felt I had a spiritual connection to the patriarchal story of Moses. Moses was a great man of God who made a covenant with God, or who encountered God. Moses was attentive to God’s will and was faithful and trustworthy towards God. Being faithful and trustworthy towards God, Moses was given providential care which created The Law which maintained a way of life. Moses, The Law, and God's power showed the Israelites that Moses was truly the lawgiver of Israel throughout the miseries of the Egyptians.
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Moses eventually trusted and remained faithful to God’s will and that allowed Moses to encounter God. As Dr. Joy Gros states, it requires experience, tradition, and culture to reflect on a narrative as great as this one. Personally, I have encountered God. I didn’t encounter God through a burning bush, but I encountered God through the light of the Holy Spirit. This past summer, I attended a retreat called Divine Mercy Encounter. This was one of the best weekends of my life. Before this weekend, I would encounter God at weekly Mass but not on a daily basis like I do now. I encountered God that weekend through the strength of the Holy Spirit throughout the various events of Adoration, Mass, and through the spiritual leaders that guided the retreatants that weekend. Not only did I see God that weekend, I trusted Him and remained faithful to Him and that allowed myself to receive Him that weekend. Since that weekend, I encounter God every day and because I remain trustworthy and faithful like Moses did eventually, God gives me providential life care by always blessing me with a multitude of