Exodus 26:5 Make fifty loops on one curtain and fifty loops on the end curtain of the other set, with the loops opposite each other.
Today’s scripture has me thinking again about this year’s Lenten practice of noticing the little things, and how important that is, and how easy it is to get caught up in life and completely miss all the tiny “God winks” in a day because I am so focused on the big goal of what needs to be accomplished.
Exodus 26:6 Then make fifty gold clasps and use them to fasten the curtains together so that the tabernacle is a unit.
Commentary also talks about the fact that the individual curtains joined together to make a whole, separate but unified, is a reminder that there is much “unity in diversity,” that we are all different, but together, we make a beautiful, strong, united whole.
Exodus 26:7 “Make curtains of goat hair for the tent over the tabernacle—eleven altogether.
Precious Savior, I think both of these truths You have laid on my heart are important. You know I get caught up in the big picture to the exclusion of all the tiny sparkles of joy and beauty You sprinkle throughout my day. You also know I can get caught up in the loop of independence that causes me to forget that You created us to be in community, that we are better together. Help me to always be mindful of these truths. Thank You. Amen.
Exodus 26:8 All eleven curtains are to be the same size—thirty cubits long and four cubits wide.
Have a blessed day.