Sunday, September 20

We continue our journey into Year 3 of the Narrative Lectionary. This week we move into the stories of Abraham and wrestle with a difficult story about power, privilege and exclusion. When God's promise of decendents doesn't come as quickly as Abraham and Sarah hope, they force Sarah's servant Hagar into surrogacy and then exclude her when she conceives. Yet God seeks out Hagar and blesses her. We listen for what this story can teach us about inclusion, courage, antiracism, and working for justice in our world.