Bible translation used in today’s episode: Ch. 16-18 NLT, Ch. 19 GW

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Thoughts

Gen 16:5 “Then Sarai said to Abram, ‘This is all your fault! I put my servant into your arms, but now that she’s pregnant she treats me with contempt. The Lord will show who’s wrong—you or me!’”

Sarai assumes that it’s an either/or proposition, doesn’t she? Either Abram was wrong to agree to Sarai’s suggestion, or Sarai was wrong to suggest it. Of course, there is another possibility, isn’t there? They were both wrong. 

Beloved, when we are in a disagreement with someone, especially when emotions are high, we sometimes can be blinded to all the options that are available. When we are convinced that we are right, we can become intractable—hard to deal with.

I know it’s  never happened to you, but just in case you ever see it in someone close to you, you might consider inviting an impartial third party to the discussion.

Of course, that is not what Abram and Sarai did in today’s reading, but in their case, the damage was already done, wasn’t it? Hagar was pregnant. And of course, from the baby she bore came the Arab line of people.

That is a discussion for another day.

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