{"id":4539,"date":"2013-10-31T09:19:41","date_gmt":"2013-10-31T09:19:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/fellowshipofsaintsandsinners\/?p=4539"},"modified":"2013-10-31T09:22:06","modified_gmt":"2013-10-31T09:22:06","slug":"holy-space-2-desert-wanderings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/fellowshipofsaintsandsinners\/2013\/10\/holy-space-2-desert-wanderings.html","title":{"rendered":"Holy Space 2: Desert Wanderings"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><!--\n\/* Font Definitions *\/\n@font-face\n{font-family:Calibri;\npanose-1:2 15 5 2 2 2 4 3 2 4;\nmso-font-charset:0;\nmso-generic-font-family:auto;\nmso-font-pitch:variable;\nmso-font-signature:-520092929 1073786111 9 0 415 0;}\n@font-face\n{font-family:Cambria;\npanose-1:2 4 5 3 5 4 6 3 2 4;\nmso-font-charset:0;\nmso-generic-font-family:auto;\nmso-font-pitch:variable;\nmso-font-signature:-536870145 1073743103 0 0 415 0;}\n\/* Style Definitions *\/\np.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal\n{mso-style-unhide:no;\nmso-style-qformat:yes;\nmso-style-parent:\"\";\nmargin-top:0in;\nmargin-right:0in;\nmargin-bottom:10.0pt;\nmargin-left:0in;\nline-height:115%;\nmso-pagination:widow-orphan;\nfont-size:11.0pt;\nfont-family:Calibri;\nmso-ascii-font-family:Calibri;\nmso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin;\nmso-fareast-font-family:Calibri;\nmso-fareast-theme-font:minor-latin;\nmso-hansi-font-family:Calibri;\nmso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;\nmso-bidi-font-family:\"Times New Roman\";\nmso-bidi-theme-font:minor-bidi;}\n.MsoChpDefault\n{mso-style-type:export-only;\nmso-default-props:yes;\nfont-size:11.0pt;\nmso-ansi-font-size:11.0pt;\nmso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;\nfont-family:Calibri;\nmso-ascii-font-family:Calibri;\nmso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin;\nmso-fareast-font-family:Calibri;\nmso-fareast-theme-font:minor-latin;\nmso-hansi-font-family:Calibri;\nmso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;\nmso-bidi-font-family:\"Times New Roman\";\nmso-bidi-theme-font:minor-bidi;}\n.MsoPapDefault\n{mso-style-type:export-only;\nmargin-bottom:10.0pt;\nline-height:115%;}\n@page WordSection1\n{size:8.5in 11.0in;\nmargin:1.0in 1.25in 1.0in 1.25in;\nmso-header-margin:.5in;\nmso-footer-margin:.5in;\nmso-paper-source:0;}\ndiv.WordSection1\n{page:WordSection1;}\n--><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4540\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4540\" style=\"width: 632px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wp-media.beliefnet.com\/sites\/308\/2013\/10\/Desert.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-4540  \" alt=\"Desert\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-media.beliefnet.com\/sites\/308\/2013\/10\/Desert.png\" width=\"632\" height=\"240\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4540\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo credit: Katie Archibald-Woodward<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-family: Cambria\">We are driving north, leaving Petra, and it is <i>bare<\/i>. I envision the 300,000 or so Israelites wandering through this land in their exodus from Egypt. \u00a0I can see why they grumbled and longed to return to Egypt.<span>\u00a0 <\/span>At this point even slavery seemed better than trudging through these scorching sands. I can see how their trek turned into a confusing desert parade. \u00a0Everything looks the <i>same<\/i>. For more reflection from the wilderness, visit <a href=\"http:\/\/formaedivinae.wordpress.com\/2013\/09\/14\/desert-wanderings\/\">Katie&#8217;s blog<\/a>.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-family: Cambria\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-family: Cambria\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We are driving north, leaving Petra, and it is bare. 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