Waiting in Random Places
(Paid Version)- Eighth Sunday After Pentecost- Genesis 28:10-19a; Romans 8:12-25; Matthew 13:24-30,36-43
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Genesis 28:10-19a 1
In our Old Testament reading, we hear a continuation of the narrative surrounding Jacob, son of Isaac, carrier of God’s promise. Our story takes place after Jacob has fled from his brother, and is headed to seek out a wife in Aram at the urging of his parents. It says that Jacob comes to a “certain plac…