December 05: Call of Abraham
Traditional Ornament: Tent/Camel
Reading: Genesis 12-13,15-17
“No longer will you be called Abram; your name will be Abraham, for I am making you the father of a multitude of nations.” (Genesis 17:5)
God speaks to Abraham and tells him that he has big plans for him and his wife Sarah. Despite their advanced age, God wants him to pack up and move to another land. A land where he and Sarah will be strangers. They will know no one. They won’t even be able to speak the language. Of course, we all know that God’s plan went beyond just moving to a new zip code. Abraham is the first patriarch, he became father to a nation. But, why do you suppose God chose Abraham? Perhaps it was because there was already a close connection there. Abraham was already open and receptive to God’s call, and he could trust in what God was telling him to do. As crazy as God’s plan must have sounded, Abraham’s closeness to God gave him the trust and confidence to follow the will of God.
We can begin to have that same kind of closeness with God by opening ourselves up to Him in prayer.
© 2017 Catechist’s Aide
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