RCL Reflection, 4th Sunday after Pentecost, Year A, July 2, 2017
Trust, obedience, and tough texts are on the menu this week. We may squirm and question Abraham’s near-sacrifice of Isaac. We may even prefer to avoid the story altogether, relegating it to the dark corners where we hide the most shameful, confusing, and violent of biblical texts. We may scratch our heads about how to make Paul’s logic accessible and meaningful to those we serve, and before it’s over we may feel like WE need somebody to hand US a cup of cold water. Yes, relinquishing our illusion of control and following Jesus is a countercultural and seemingly risky thing. It is, however, what we are called to do. (Photo: Darwin Bell, Creative Commons)