Sons and heirs in the season of love - 8

Sarah loved her husband and wished they had a child. Her husband, Abraham, said, “Don’t worry. We’ll have one when the time is right.” But Sarah did worry because the time never did seem to be right. She told Abraham he should marry her servant, so the servant could give her a child. But when she saw how her servant loved the child, and how Abraham loved both servant and child, Sarah grew jealous. One day Sarah had a child of her own and sent the servant’s child away. But Abraham still loved both his sons, and so did God.

How far will you travel in the month of love - 6

Abraham’s father lived in the beautiful city of Ur, where wise and clever people wrote wonderful formulae to understand the weather, and complicated stories to explain the skies.  But these clever people weren’t very good at loving each other, or at loving God.

One day God told Abraham’s father to live somewhere else, where God could teach him and his family to be clever about God as well. But Abraham’s father only went halfway, stopping in another beautiful place, where clever people still didn’t understand.

God forgave him though, and loved him still, then asked Abraham to finish the journey.