The Sacrifice of God
how Abraham's test tests our faith
Sunday’s readings include Genesis 22:1-14, the story of Abraham (nearly) sacrificing Isaac. It’s a hard text, to say the least, and when faced with it, or others like it, we tend to grasp at solutions—a reading that will “fix” the problem. Ironically, by handling the story as a problem to be solved (rather than a wonder that solves and dis-solves us) we…
