Narrative Lectionary Key Verse for Today
“And they blessed Rebekah and said to her,
‘May you, our sister, become
thousands of myriads;
may your offspring gain possession
of the gates of their foes.’”
NL Daily Devotion for Tuesday, September 22, 2020
by Dr. Kimberly Leetch, Clergy Stuff
Abraham's servant swore an oath to Abraham that he would not find a wife for his son from Canaan, but instead return to his homeland to find a wife for Isaac. The servant agreed, but was nervous about fulfilling the oath. What if none of the women there wanted to come? Abraham, being a grounded and wise man, recognized the conundrum, and indicated that if none would come, the servant would be let out of the oath. I wonder if Abraham knew the servant would find the right girl, or if Abraham was simply that confident and peaceful as to know it would turn out all right either way.
I have been working extremely diligently recently to develop a similar kind of groundedness. I try to look at every situation as an opportunity for anything to happen, and a chance for me to learn to be ok with any outcome. It's hard. I want to be in control. But trying to control every aspect of my life has never worked well for me. This new groundedness is working much better!
We are in the process of working to get licensed to become foster parents for newborns. It's something I have wanted to do for many years and I am now in a life space where I can do it. But I'm worried that our lifestyle of so many teens in transition that come and go from our lives and our home might jeopardize our chances of licensing. My partner and I have discussed this at length and have decided that we made the right choice to welcome troubled kids into our lives. And we are making the right choice to pursue foster parent licensing. If the two are not compatible, then God will open other doors for us. If we do get licensed, we know God will walk that journey with us as well. Either way, it's in God's hands now.
There is a tremendous amount of peace that comes with that level of acceptance. It has come with intentional training of body, mind, and spirit, and has been worth every effort. I know that God is with me no matter what, and I look forward to learning what the "what" might be this time.
May I find my groundedness in you, O God. Amen.
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