But Pharaoh shouted, “You’re just lazy! Lazy! That’s why you’re saying, ‘Let us go and offer sacrifices to the Lord.’ 

“Therefore, say to the people of Israel: ‘I am the Lord. I will free you from your oppression and will rescue you from your slavery in Egypt.

So Moses told the people of Israel what the Lord had said, but they refused to listen anymore. They had become too discouraged by the brutality of their slavery.

Lord God my Father,

Keep me close and allow your Truth to comfort me. Free me from the bondage I feel that is a lie and open my heart to believe in your plan, a plan I am unable to understand. Help me to feel your hope and love.

In Jesus name I pray,

Amen