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Genesis 25

— Two Nations in One Womb Abraham lived onafter Sarah’s death.He took another wife, Keturah,and more sons were born.More names entered the earth.More branches grewfrom the old tree of promise,reaching easttoward the rising sun. He gave gifts to his sonsand … Continue reading →

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Proverbs 20

— The Human Spirit Is the Lamp of the Lord [Poem as Reading the Bible] Once more the storm is howling.The first hard wind of autumn came up after supper,stripping the last leaves from the oaks,bending the crape myrtle to … Continue reading →

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Genesis 24

— At the Well of the Future Abraham was old,his years like rings inside a tree,each one holding a season:a wandering, a promise,a wound, a blessing.Sarah slept in the cave at Machpelah.Isaac, the child of laughter,the son who came down … Continue reading →

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Genesis 23

— The Field of Tears Sarah lived one hundred twenty-seven years,and died at Hebron, in the land of Canaan.Abraham went into mourn for Sarah and to weep for her. The tent had gone quiet.The voice that once laughedat an impossible … Continue reading →

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Genesis 22

— On the Mountain, It Shall Be Provided After these things God called,Abraham,and the old man answered in the dark,Here I am,two words like an open handheld out beneath the starsbefore the question came. Take your son, your only son, … Continue reading →

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Genesis 21

— The Laughter of Promise The Lord visited Sarahas dew visits the desert,at the appointed hour,written long agoin the silence between the stars. Her old womb openedlike a roseafter a hundred years of drought,and a son was born:Isaac,laughterblooming from the … Continue reading →

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Genesis 20

— The God Who Guards the Promise Abraham journeyed southinto the land of Gerar,carrying an old fearfolded beneath his robe. She is my sister,he said,and the half-truth felllike a shadowacross the promise. So the king took Sarah,and the promise trembled,a … Continue reading →

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Genesis 19

— The Hand That Led Them Out Evening fell over Sodomlike a veil drawn across a wounded face,and two strangers cameto the gate of the city. Lot was sitting there,and he rose,and bowed,and begged them:Turn aside to my house.Wash your … Continue reading →

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Genesis 18

— Beneath the Oak of Mamre Abraham sat beneath the oaks of Mamre,where the afternoonhad gathered its silencearound an old man. Then three strangersstood before him. He rose. Before he knew their names,he offered water. Before he knew their story,he … Continue reading →

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Genesis 17

Abraham was oldwhen God entered the desert. Not as storm,not as flame,but as a silencedeeper than the silencebetween the stars. “Walk before Me,”said the voice within all voices. “Become whole.” And Abraham fell into the dust,where names loosenfrom the soullike … Continue reading →

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