At the outset of the New Year, Father John explores a story from the sixteenth chapter of Genesis – Abram and Sarai and their dealings with Hagar, their slave girl. After running away from them because of Sarai’s mistreatment, Hagar finds herself in a dire situation in the wilderness. The angel of the Lord finds her, and instructs her to return to her past and to her painful situation and to face it – some counter-intuitive advise from the Lord! This sermon asks the question the angel asks Hagar: “Where are you coming from? And where are you going?” Important […]