Lent Lesson Two: Words Matter, So Trust Them (and Cherish Them)
I have a confession—I don’t mind knowing the end of a story before I’ve finished it. Sometimes, knowing how a book will turn out allows me to better enjoy the plot’s twists and turns and character development. But on the Second Sunday of Lent, that wasn’t true at all. The Genesis reading from Chapter 15 is a familiar text, full of beautiful words. God reassures Abram that not only will God give him the land but descendants as numerous as…