Genesis 12:1-9 ; Matthew 28:19-20 Last week we began a new cycle of readings through the Narrative Lectionary, which is the list that determines our text each week in worship. If you were here, then I am sure you remember Jackie Cummings telling you not to let your boat get rocked by the wind and the waves – whether literal or metaphorical – because our faith in God will see us through! What a great way to start off this cycle of the Narrative Lectionary, which will focus on Matthew’s Gospel paired with readings from the Old Testament. These readings also begin in Genesis with stories of covenant relationships and the promise of blessing. Last week we began with a reading of the story of Noah (which is a little more problematic than we often tell our children when we give them the Noah’s Ark playset). I won’t go into great detail about that except to say that the traditional understanding was that suffering had increased so much throughout the earth that God felt the best way to fix it...
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