I get tired of religious language. “God’s calling you to do this or that…” or some other line we hear over and over again. I don’t necessarily mean that I get tired of the truth behind the words. But I do get tired of the way we say it time and time again. Words can become meaningless.
This Sunday it’s all about Abraham getting ready to sacrifice Isaac and he gets a call from God saying he doesn’t have to do it, because God’s seen enough and knows he’s a faithful person.
What happens, once we hear the names of the main characters, is that our brains go on auto-play and tell us the rest as we remember it, no matter what words are read aloud to us. And then we miss maybe what are the most important words.
And those words are that all of you descendants of Sarah and Abraham have to be a blessing yourselves. You have inside your little sweet selves the awesome power to make the mystery of God known and present wherever you are. In the end, isn’t that what blessing is all about? A moment, a dazzling spark of energy that lights the way and allows someone to say: “It is good to be here.”
Don’t forget about the Wednesdays in Lent at Tau House - simple prayer and supper. A few moments out of the week to refuel the blessing. 6:00 p.m.
Community Meeting following the liturgy NEXT Sunday March 15th.
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Songs for Sunday
GC2-398 | Hold Us in Your Mercy
GC2-798 | Covenant Hymn
GC2-771 | 'Tis Good, Lord, to Be Here
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