Lord God, Holy One.
We open Your Word,
and hear
the shouts and whispers
of Your Presence.
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Lord God, Holy One.
We open Your Word,
and hear
the shouts and whispers
of Your Presence.
“I don’t read the Old Testament,” she said. “I don’t like it. It’s too bloody.” She cited the blood of battle and sacrifice.
Her words followed my announcement that our small group would be studying passages in the Old Testament.
And I knew what she was talking about. You don’t have to read very far before there it is again.
Blood and sacrifice.