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For the last few weeks, we've been looking at four stories of the Israelites traveling through the wilderness. And what we've seen is that these stories have been passed down from generation to generation not just because they recount some historical tale, but because they speak to larger truths about living in the wilderness of a broken world - the wilderness we all experience. Loneliness, pain, confusion, hopelessness, injustice... Like the Israelites, life out here is hard, and it is all too easy to believe that God has abandoned us in the midst of it. But has he? So far the Israelites complained about bitter water; God made the water sweet. The Israelites complained about having no food; God gave them manna and quail. And now, the Israelites won't just have bitter water, they'll have NO water. So let's see if their attitudes are any better this time around... Exodus 17:1-4 At the Lord's command, the whole community of Israel left the wil