Friday after Second Sunday in Epiphany
Opening Sentence Nations shall come to your light, and kings to the brightness of your rising. + Isaiah 60:3 A painting of Abraham's departure by József Molnár . Read | Friday | 22 January 2016 | Ps. 31; Ps. 35; Gen. 11:27—12:8; Heb. 7:1–17; John 4:16–26 Reflection | Psalm 31 - Literary type | Individual Laments | click here . Rescue me! I worship you alone, O Lord; I am like the dead ... forgotten but I have trusted in you; bless the Lord for God has shown me the wonders of God's ways. Genesis 11/12 - Abraham's family tree; God speaks and promises Abraham to be a great nation and gave directions to the land; Abraham's household follows what God has promised; When they arrive in Canaan - God shows up again and says God will give his descendants this land; Abraham builds an altar to worship God there. Hebrews 7 - Paul says Jesus is of a higher order of priests that were ordaine...