Moses reminded Israel that the heaven and earth belonged to God, along with all that they contained. Yet God had chosen them to be His unique and precious people. God would be with them, giving them the promised land, providing for their needs, if they would obey the commandments of God.
God has also chosen us to be part of His unique and precious people. Just as the disciples of Jesus were called to be “witnesses in Jerusalem and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth”, so we are called to be witnesses of God’s love, mercy, goodness and the hope offered to all.
Unlike the oppressed, who “had no one to comfort them”, we have an incredible hope. In a world where so many are without hope, it is our responsibility to share the hope we’ve been offered.