Manna, Mystery, and the Way Out of Empire
The Word in the Wild, Proper 20, Year A
Exodus 16:2-15
The berries are purple, bright with an almost neon sheen. They are bunched along the branches, little clusters shaded by the green, serrated leaves. This time of year, to sit by one of these plants full of berries, one is almost guaranteed to see a catbird—the elegant, dark gray cousin of the mocking…