Poem March 2, 1981 Issue

Moses and the burning bush

Marcia Byers Helmholz

Moses was a shepherd.
He took care of sheep.
He took his sheep to find grass to eat.
He took his sheep to find water to drink.
He found a safe place for his sheep to sleep.
Moses did not want wild animals to hurt them.
He took good care of his sheep.

One day Moses saw a bush.
The bush was on fire.
The bush was burning and burning.
The bush did not burn up.
Moses said, "This is a burning bush.
I don't understand why the bush does not burn up.
But I want to know."

God saw that Moses wanted to understand.
God called out to him, "Moses, Moses!"
Moses answered, "Here I am."
Then God said, "Moses, take your shoes off.
You are in the presence of My all-power."