Sarah: When God takes his time
Sarah: mother of a nation God kept her waiting until it seemed i mpossible... I glanced in my rear vision mirror as I drove at the speed limit down the highway. The guy on my tail was so close I couldn’t see his number plate. The right lane cleared, and he sped past me, maneuvering to the front of the queue. I drew up at the next traffic lights, and there he was, drumming the steering wheel with his fingers. Was he running late, or was his entire life spent in the fast lane, never enjoying a moment’s peace? What can’t you wait for? A better home? To finish your studies? To recover from illness? Or significantly, a partner or a baby? The centuries haven’t changed our yearning for precious little people. Abraham and Sarah were childless at seventy-five and sixty-five, expecting a lonely retirement. Instead, God sent these gray nomads from Haran on an epic journey into the unknown. T...