Narrative Lectionary Key Verse for Today
“Now Esau hated Jacob because of the blessing with which his father had blessed him, and Esau said to himself, ‘The days of mourning for my father are approaching; then I will kill my brother Jacob.’ But the words of her elder son Esau were told to Rebekah; so she sent and called her younger son Jacob and said to him, ‘Your brother Esau is consoling himself by planning to kill you. Now therefore, my son, obey my voice; flee at once to my brother Laban in Haran”
NL Daily Devotion for Tuesday, September 28, 2021
by Daniel D. Maurer, Clergy Stuff
These past days have got me really thinking about this ongoing story between Abraham, Sarah, Isaac, Rachel, Jacob & Esau.
The story got me thinking because of how families first come to be, and that we interpret the world through the relationships and lens of our family.
Many times, family (if it’s working properly) can be a blessing.
Other times, family can be a curse that never seems to go away. I imagine this is the way it seemed for Jacob, knowing that his brother was sure to kill him for his trickery.
In it all, God shakes God’s head, and keeps on working with us, even with all our failures and weaknesses.
Will humanity ever begin to rise above itself, and see all human beings as brothers and sisters? (Perhaps, through . . . Jesus?)