So he asked, “Lord, why have you brought me this trouble? How have I displeased you that you put the burden of all these people on me?
I will say to God, ‘Don’t condemn me. Let me know why you are quarreling with me.
O Lord, who would be able to stand if you kept a record of sins?
Do not take me to court for judgment, because there is no one alive who is righteous in your presence.
So Moses cried out to the Lord, “What should I do with these people? They’re almost ready to stone me!”
Moses went back to the Lord and asked, “Why have you brought this trouble on your people? Why did you send me?
I’m so miserable! Why did my mother give birth to me? I am a man who argues and quarrels with the whole earth. I have never lent or borrowed anything. Yet, everyone curses me.
Why is my pain unending and my wound incurable, refusing to heal? Will you disappoint me like a stream that dries up in summertime?
“You have said, ‘It’s pointless to serve God. What do we gain if we meet his standards or if we walk around feeling sorry for what we’ve done?
Moses heard people from every family crying at the entrance to their tents. The Lord became very angry, and Moses didn’t like it either.
If this is how you’re going to treat me, why don’t you just kill me? I can’t face this trouble anymore.”
Besides these external matters, I have the daily pressure of my anxiety about all the churches.
How can I take care of your problems, your troubles, and your disagreements all by myself?