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Miriam and Aaron spoke against Moses because of the Cushite woman he had married: \u201cHe married a Cushite woman!\u201d They said, \u201cHas the Lord spoken only through Moses? Has He not spoken through us as well?\u201d The Lord heard it\u2026As the cloud withdrew from the Tent, there was Miriam stricken with snow-white scales! (Num 12:1-2,10)<\/span><\/p>\n

Dear Moses,<\/span><\/p>\n

I write to you with shame and embarrassment from outside of the camp. I write to you to apologize for speaking badly about you to Aaron, for belittling you by speaking about your wife. It was not my place. I have thought long and hard about why this happened.<\/span><\/p>\n

You see, I stood as your protector among the reeds when you were only three-months old. I laugh when I think of my audacity, suggesting to Pharaoh\u2019s daughter that I find a Hebrew slave to nurse you. I was so proud of myself that I was able to reunite you with our beloved mother, of blessed memory. Through her milk, you would be bonded forever to our people while growing up behind palace walls. <\/span><\/p>\n

I\u2019m a meddler, a chutzpah lady. I jump in when I see a need, a gap, a problem I can solve. But as we all aged, I was no longer your protector. God was.<\/span><\/p>\n

I have always seen you as the younger brother and not always as the remote, respected leader you are among our ragtag wilderness people. I thought of you as an equal, as part of our sibling triumvirate. When God came down to chastise Aaron and myself, I let go of my defensiveness and saw you the way God asked us to, not as a brother but as a leader who speaks face-to-face with God. I knew that to be cognitively true, but emotionally refused to accept it. <\/span><\/p>\n

Strange as it sounds to hear this from a big sister, I want to thank you as I have never thanked you for your public service. <\/span><\/p>\n

I also appreciate that you put aside your hurt feelings and prayed on my behalf. The God who answered your prayers so many times before, would not grant me absolution this time. That is on me. Aaron and I, though older, are often less wise than you, our younger brother. We have been on the sidelines of your great story while you have been its hero. You carried the load so often alone, for that I am so very sorry. <\/span><\/p>\n

Today, as an old woman near the end of my life, I beg your forgiveness for not telling you sooner how much I admire and am grateful to you. I apologize for adding to your burden instead of lightening it. Only when I left the camp at a distance from you was I truly able to see you clearly.<\/span><\/p>\n

With love and contrition, <\/span><\/p>\n

Miriam<\/span><\/p>\n

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