One fine day in the blazing hot desert, Mo decided to take his father-in-law, Jethro’s sheep out for a long walk. He went out to the far end of the desert out near Mount Horeb. While there looking for water, Mo encountered a strange and spectacular sight. He saw a burning bush! And not only was this bush, burning and yet not burning up, it also could speak for it spoke to him saying,
Burning Bush : Hey Mo! How you doin?
Mo : Whats this? A burning bush that can speak? What can this be?
Burning Bush : Relax Mo. Its just me, Yahweh, the God of your ancestors.
Mo : Wow! Yahweh? God? Is that really you? Where have you been all these years?
God : What do mean ‘Where have I been all these years?’ Isn’t it more like, where have YOU been? Oh Please. Anyway, I take it you’ve been well Mo?
Mo : I guess I’ve been ok. Yeah. Not too bad. Its been a really rough summer. Unusually hot you know. Not like last year. All in all though, no complaints.
God : Good. Oh and hey, how is that wife of yours – Zipporah – doing? How is she?
Mo : Zippy? She’s doing ok also. However the weather has gotten her down a bit. As I said, its been unusually hot this summer and Zippy – she’s been struggling with it. Hey. Can I ask you a favor?
God : Sure. What is it?
Mo : Can you turn it down a bit? The heat’s been a bit too much for me also.
[Silent Pause]
God : Ok. How’s that?
Mo : Yes. That’s much better. [Mo pauses for a second] Hmmm. Well?
God : Ok. Now?
Mo : Aaaah… Yesss. That’s perfect. Boy, you sure read my mind!
God : Well… Actually Mo… Uh nevermind.
