In our sermon series using texts from Genesis with the theme “Family Matters,” today’s story is that very uncomfortable one of Abraham being asked to sacrifice his son, Isaac, the one he and Sarah had awaited for decades. Is this, after all, a story of divine child abuse? It does end well, but there are so many questions about the story leading up to the end. Is that the purpose of the story – to stir up questions and make us examine our faith? Does this have something to say about our needing to wrestle with questions? Should we be viewing all that’s going on in the world right now as an opportunity to question and listen?