When followers corrupt the leader !!!
March 8, 2026 T he first reading of today speaks of the first time that Moses, at the command of God, strike s a rock and get s water for the Israelites . S oon after they escaped from Egypt, the Israelites had started complaining; “Why did you bring us out of Egypt, to kill us and our children and livestock with thirst?” I n the Books of EXODUS and NUMBERS, we find many similar instances of complaining by the Israelites as they wandered for years before settling down in Canaan ( Israel today ). But there is one story found in Numbers that is remarkably similar to the story found in today’s first reading, and yet is different in crucial ways. In this second story, which also takes place at a place ...
