The answer

by Paulo Coelho on June 29, 2007

By Paulo Coelho

Once a man asked Rabbi Joshua ben Karechah:

‘Why did God choose to speak to Moses out of a thorn bush?’

The Rabbi replied:

‘If he had chosen an olive tree or a bramble bush, you would have asked the same question. But I cannot leave you without an answer, so I will say that God chose a wretched little thorn bush in order to teach us that there is nowhere on Earth where He is not present.’

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Mergime July 2, 2007 at 3:26 pm

This is Lucerne in Switzerland.
Was quite easy for me, as I live in Zürich (also Switzerland)

My best regards to all!

Mergime

Mara Pereira July 1, 2007 at 10:16 pm

Muito bonita esta mensagens, tal como muitos dos comentários, histórias e reflexões que tenho lido, escritas pelo senhor. Hoje ao ler uma delas numa revista, descobri a anotação do seu blog. Bem, que presente para mim. Gostaria de agradecer cada um dos livros que escreveu, que para mim são sempre uma lição de vida, uma reflexão, uma forma de evoluir enquanto pessoa( alma). São muitas vezes a companhia, a ajuda, o degrau para entender algo que necessitava ver e não estava a conseguir.
Admiro a sua escrita, as palavras com significado, as viagens que fazemos através delas ao nosso interior.
Felicidades SR. Paulo Coelho.

Mara( Portugal)

shai azari July 1, 2007 at 7:49 pm

about the last post:

the Reuss River in the city of Lucerne in Switzerland .

shai azari July 1, 2007 at 7:17 pm

it’s amazing!!!!

but there is something even more astounding

you’r books !!

i really appreciate your writing!
i hope to be like you in the future !

shai.

p.s

do you know how to read in hebrew?!

Celia July 1, 2007 at 2:04 pm

Beautiful.

Yes, God is everywhere, and it is also a blessing for such Rabbi’s
that God has truly blessed to be able to answer with such wisdom.

Again, thank you for such a beautiful message on this Sunday morning.

You are a beautiful person Paulo, thank God for your existence too.

Love, love, love

Celia
xoxoxox

fLUXman July 1, 2007 at 4:08 am

if moses had told that i heard god out of nowhere,
he probably would have been classified mad,
we should remember the words, not dissect ,
well god is everywhere, in us too , thats why gods so hard to realize and recognize.
bo0om
fLUXman

Joanne June 29, 2007 at 8:20 pm

Dear Author,

The motto of my life is somewhat based on these lines:

God created the world for me to visit,
And I can never stop until I’m done!

These two lines give me great drive to keep going, and face the challenges with courage ’cause I know with God’s help I will manage to achieve anything that’s in God’s path for me!

Thank you for making me believe through your writings, that we share the same Christian beliefs.

the bridge maker June 29, 2007 at 2:42 pm

however romantic, totally synchronistic, and with the help of the internet… Lucerne