Reading today's first reading, I'd probably join the crowd who wished they were with Moses whenever he'd enter the tent. Think about it. God was there! Moses talked with Him intimately! How cool is that? But guess what? Something is way cooler!
Fast forward to our time and our focus points to the Eucharist. The Church tells us, "In the most blessed sacrament of the Eucharist the body and blood, together with the soul and divinity, of our Lord Jesus Christ and, therefore, the whole Christ is truly, really, and substantially contained. This presence is called 'real' - by which is not intended to exclude the other types of presence as if they could not be 'real' too, but because it is presence in the fullest sense: that is to say, it is a substantial presence by which Christ, God and man, makes himself wholly and entirely present." (CCC 1374)
Did you get that? God is with us! Not only spiritually, but also physically! Whenever you go to Mass and hear the words of consecration, Jesus stands before you as a friend stands and sits with a friend. Literally, not symbolically!
I don't remember a verse where Moses touched God. In fact, Moses didn't see God's face (Ex 33:20). Scripture tells us he spoke with God face to face as a friend speaks to another; that is, God spoke with Moses as an equal. But he never touched Him nor saw His face.
Want to be like Moses? You can, and even more! You can talk to Him, and with an open heart, hear His voice. Jesus paved the way for you to do that. But He did more... you can touch Him, and with a clean heart literally receive Him in you! God wants to be a real part of you that He gave us this gift. Receive it and like Moses, share Him to the world!
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