"There’s lots to be distracted by in this text: the drama, the sibling rivalry, the inept parenting, the annoying teenage boy. This is a story of our broken human family, writ small into the lives of one particular family, which is so often how it goes. But there is another force in this story, an almost hidden character who is even more powerful than sibling resentment, attempted fratricide, and heartbreaking betrayal.
Can you guess who it is? God."
Preached at St. Paul's Episcopal Church, Seattle WA
Text: Genesis 37:1-4, 12-28
"There’s lots to be distracted by in this text: the drama, the sibling rivalry, the inept parenting, the annoying teenage boy. This is a story of our broken human family, writ small into the lives of one particular family, which is so often how it goes. But there is another force in this story, an almost hidden character who is even more powerful than sibling resentment, attempted fratricide, and heartbreaking betrayal.
Can you guess who it is? God."
Preached at St. Paul's Episcopal Church, Seattle WA
Text: Genesis 37:1-4, 12-28