What2Say2Day? Okay, last part of the series, really. To recap where we are to date our hero, Abraham, is asking for some land so he can bury his wife, Sarah. This request goes against everything he knows to be right, or what the accepted norms of his day were. The people from whom he is asking the land have no problem giving him some. In fact they want to give him the land he asks for and more. Abraham being an honest man refuses to just “take” the land being offered and ends up paying a fair amount (based on what we might call a market value) for the land. Abraham then proceeds to bury his wife of many, many years. This, my friends, is love at its best. How many of you would have the courage to go against everything you know is the accepted norm for someone else? Be honest. When we know our neighbors are abusing drugs, how many of us would tell them what they’re doing is wrong and get them help (or help them ourselves)? How many of us know a family member who is being abused by their spouse or lover and do nothing? How many of us see the younger generations be disrespectful to our elders and just shake our heads and speak out against it under our breath for fear of getting involved? Today’s norms tell us not to get involved, that it’s none of our business. Today’s rules tell us to keep our distance and only get involved when asked. And yet we have this amazing hero, Abraham, whose love for his wife proved more important than the rules of his day. Enough so that he didn’t give the rules a second thought and did what he knew – absolutely knew in his heart – what was right and just. Let’s see if we can follow Abraham’s lead and just do what is right for those we love. Who knows, maybe those you do it for will follow you, and others may follow them and before you know it…everything will be as it should between us, our Creator and all that is created.
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