"i wanna hold your hand"

thoughts on exodus 17:9-12

sometimes it seems as if the job we are given is insignificant or that no matter our part, someone else will get the glory. sometimes it seems as if our names are not known or that they pale in comparison to the other names involved. certainly in this battle of israel against the amalekites, aaron and hur could have felt such. moses (THE MOSES!) only had to lift or lower his hands to change the direction of the battle. joshua (JOSHUA!) was in the midst of the fray. and although aaron had a 'name', he and hur were only to stand beside moses and hold his hand. and yet, without their work, the battle would have been lost. their standing beside this great well known leader holding his hand was their work...to hold his hands when he could not, to stand beside him. so, sometimes, the work is 'glorious' but sometimes, we go a long only to hold another's hands. but the work needs both. and sometimes everyone may know your name and sometimes maybe they don't. but the work belongs to all, name or no, holding hands or leading the charge.