Day 6 - Common Lineage
Family of Abraham nccg.org via Pinterest 2024 Read the Bible in a Year January 6, 2024 Readings for Today: Genesis 15:1 - 17:27 Day 6 - Common Lineage Prayer: Creator God, We pray for our families no matter their situations, friends, neighbors, and those who are alone. For faith communities here and abroad, this nation and the world. For all who work and live for justice, freedom, and peace. For the just and proper use of your creation. For the victims of hunger, fear, injustice, and oppression. For all of these and all the more you see that we need. In the holy name of Jesus, Amen Adapted from the Book of Common Prayer, from closing worship of the Episcopal Parish of Sts. Peter and Paul, Portland, OR, December 2023 Background & Reflections: Contacts or covenants have become a means by which two parties come together and make a series of agreements to bind themselves to make something happen. In Genesis 15, God uses the standard format of a contract of the day so Abe understands th...