Exodus 14:5-18 / Matthew 12:38-42
Changing our minds is something that happens so often even within a day, so much so that it is said that if we don't change our minds, then why have one!
Nonetheless, we are always free to change our minds and choose a different future or a different past, whether it is for better or for worse.
In the 1st reading, we heard that the Egyptians changed their minds about the Israelites after they had escaped from Egypt.
They gave chase in their chariots and when they were about to catch up on the Israelites, it was now the Israelites' turn to change their minds about leaving Egypt.
In this whole drama of blood-thirsty Egyptians and panic-stricken Israelites, one thing was clear - both sides changed their minds about God.
The Egyptians were inflicted with the ten plagues and they changed their minds about God and His people and let them free, only to change their minds later and chased after the Israelites.
The Israelites saw the signs and wonders from God and were happy to escape from Egypt but when faced with a mortal danger, they changed their minds about God and about leaving Egypt.
Even though His people were fickle-minded, God did not change His mind about them. He still protected them and saved them even when they were unfaithful to Him.
God will also not change His mind about us even when we doubt Him or are even unfaithful to Him.
But we must change our minds and our hearts to trust in God and to be faithful to Him so that we will have peace of mind and heart.