Today's miracle took place when Moses was leading the children of Israel through the wilderness to the promised land.
Number 21:5-9
5 And the people a against God, and against Moses, Wherefore have ye brought us up out of Egypt to die in the wilderness? forthere is no bread, neither is there any water; and our soul loatheth this light bread.
6 And the Lord sent a b among the people, and they bit the people; and much people of Israel died.
7 ¶Therefore the people came to Moses, and said, We have a, for we have spoken against the Lord, and against thee; pray unto the Lord, that he take away the serpents from us. And Moses b for the people.
8 And the Lord said unto Moses, a thee a fiery serpent, and set it upon a pole: and it shall come to pass, that every one that is bitten, when he looketh upon it, shall b.
9 And Moses made a a of brass, and put it upon a pole, and it came to pass, that if a serpent had bitten any man, when he beheld the serpent of brass, he lived.
For me, this miracle shows God's availability to us, and His mercy. He makes it easy to qualify for His grace and intervention in our lives while honoring our agency.
I often think of communing with God like the metaphor of Moses climbing the mountain to speak to Him. Much of my religious experience feels like mountain climbing. But equally as important and valid an experience is to "cast about [our] eyes," (Alma 33:20-21). To look and live. God's grace is powerful. His mercy is abundant.
I have always loved this story and the reference to it in the Book of Mormon. I think it's interesting how the action on the peoples part was so simple and yet I'm sure there were some who couldn't or wouldn't bring themselves to do it. Likewise in our lives I wonder how many times God has prepared a simple solution and He's just waiting for me to do it. Perhaps one of the greatest miracles we can experience are those times when we choose to look to God and live.
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