Declaration of Dependence
(Paid Version)- The Second Sunday in Lent; Genesis 12:1-4a; Psalm 121; Romans 4:1-5, 13-17; John 3:1-17
Genesis 12:1-4 1
In our Genesis reading, we hear the calling of Abram. He and his wife, Sarai, are barren (11:30). And yet, this barrenness becomes the groundwork for God’s activity. Brueggemann says, “Barrenness is the way of human history. It is an effective metaphor for hopelessness. There is no foreseeable future. There is no human power to invent a f…