Another Fishing Story
“The LORD said to Abram: “Go forth from the land of your kinsfolk and from your father’s house to a land that I will show you.” (Genesis 12:1)
This passage from the first reading this weekend has always fascinated me and enflamed my imagination. Abram and Sarai, who would become Abraham and Sarah once they arrive, are asked to leave everything behind and go where the Lord God asks them. They ask no questions. They...
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