God's Story, Our story. Becoming a Chosen, Covenant People

In the Bible, the events of Mt Sinai take place in a jumble of laws and instructions. It can be easy to miss this important event in the life of God's people. Here God forms a Covenant with the people, gives them some boundaries and instructions, and lays out an identity for the people to be a "nation of priests" in God's plan to restore humanity back to God.  We often think of rules as restrictive. But rules can also form us as people and inform the habits and values that we take on. Within God's expectations for us there is room to find life and purpose.