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Jehovah-Jireh, our provider (from Latin prōvidēre to provide for, from prō- beforehand + vidēre to see)Sunday, December 15, 2013
Matthew 11:4-5 Writing of another story about belief and provision - Abraham and Isaac's sacrifice on Mount Moriah - Ann Voskamp salutes them with words that sing: Take your tired hand and turn the knob of that front door marked Provide and step right into the widening vista of Advent and find that the literal translation of "to provide" means "to see." Abraham couldn't breathe while he blindly prepared to sacrifice his son Isaac. And then there was God's voice, and there was a ram caught in the thicket. I imagine John holding his breath at the door of his prison cell, waiting to hear the news about Jesus from people he trusts. And I can almost hear him sigh with relief when they return. Take a deep breath. Let it out slowly. Believe. So this simple thing, this breathing in and out, in and out, is tied right up and into believing and seeing and trusting, Lord. Make me whole, give me breath, let me see and wait to see, hear and wait to hear, be healed and wait for it. While all creation sings. |