Its gonna be a long reading this coming evening, as the second generation of those who were delivered out of Egypt hear from Moses the continued story of their parents wandering in the wilderness. Why? So that they might never forget their history, a history that is marked by failure and faithfulness, but also hope and longing. There are invaluable lessons to be learned from the history of God's people, namely God is faithful even when we are faithless and we ought not to shy away from our most shameful moments but learn from them - to trust and obey the One who is patient even when we are hard of heart.