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II. CHARISM IN THE BIBLE
That path is not reserved only for religious. A lay person can also
set out. The Spirit will whisper to him what he will have to leave
behind to pass from being a “recipient” of the pilgrim charism to
being a guide and instructor. So, the charism of the personal exodus
is given before the one which will be given to the whole people
in setting out from Egypt.
The word which creates Abraham is the same as the one which
chooses him, calls him and sets him on his way into the unknown.
It is for us to meditate on and appraise the charism of listening to
the Word. It was by listening to the Word of God that “Abraham
went out”.
Because Abraham set out, God revealed himself to him at Shechem
at the oak of Moreh (the oak of the Master). After making progress
in faith and relationship with God, Abraham built an altar to the
east of Bethel (House of God). Here the charism becomes richer: it
is not only the ability of making a response, it is also that of dialogue,
which begins with an act of worship on an altar.
For Abraham the charism is the capacity to set out.
3. Charism is capacity for leadership
MOSES
The unusual thing in the life of Moses is that he discovers his vocation
through simple curiosity. A burning bush which is not consumed
surprises him. It is God calling him through his curiosity.
“Here I am” replies Moses to Yahweh’s double call. In an exchange
of words, each makes himself known to the other. Moses is the one
“saved from the waters” and Yahweh is “the God of his ancestors”.