You know this scene. The Israelites have left Egypt, on their way to freedom. Pharaoh has changed his mind, mustered his army and in hot pursuit has trapped the Israelites against the sea. Terrified they are about to be annihilated, they cry out to Moses, “Let us be, and we will serve the Egyptians, for it is better for us to serve the Egyptians than to die in the wilderness.” (Exodus 14:12) You know how it ends: God parts the sea and the Israelites cross to freedom. But you may not know that before parting the sea God requires that the Israelites act. He says to Moses, “Why do you cry out to Me? Tell the Israelites to go forward.” (Exodus 14:16) Only after the Israelites begin to move forward does the path to freedom open for them. Positive change requires both faith and action. Without faith we will not act and without action faith remains a dream.
-Rabbi Dean

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