Yes, talking with God can be embarrassing because it cuts to the heart of who we are. There is no sense hiding from God who sees us as we are. What a marvel our Faith opens up to us: the possibility of friendship between Creator and creature! We come this weekend to contemplate the Lord’s Sacred Presence during our annual parish observance of the traditional Forty Hours Devotion. Let us be overwhelmed by the staggering truth that our God desires to be in relationship with us as with Moses, as with the Old Testament patriarchs and prophets, as with the multitude of New Testament saints, as with our ancestors in faith down through the ages. This is brought home to us in the fact that God reveals Himself to Moses from the enigmatic and iconic burning bush by drawing attention to three generations of a family: grandfather, son and grandson (see this weekend’s first reading). In other words, God’s identity is revealed in His nearness to the people whom He calls to know Him and worship Him. God is not a distant figure, aloof from His creation, but rather a Heavenly Father who expresses care and concern for His family through His providence and mercy at work in history.