I am looking forward to making a pilgrimage to the Holy Land at the end of this month. This seemed an opportune occasion to upgrade my luggage, so I did what one does when making a major purchase in the 21st century. I spent hours online researching options, comparing prices and reading reviews. Eventually I made a decision I felt good about, completed my purchase and sat back to await the delivery of papa’s brand new bags.
Who doesn’t complain about one thing or another, probably on a weekly basis? The people of the Old and New Testaments were no exceptions. Even the apostles voiced complaints from time to time. Often they didn’t understand Jesus’s teachings, and they didn’t realize their own worth. The Israelites wandering in the desert raised a continuous litany of complaints: “We are thirsty! We are hungry! We want to go back to Egypt! Who put you in charge?”