Spring 2018
Acknowledging God Most of us are familiar with the child’s mealtime prayer, “God is great, God is good; let us thank him for our food.” That prayer expresses a truth that is worth remembering and honoring in adulthood as well as childhood: God is indeed great. That greatness is on display in the studies of the upcoming quarter. Sacred Space Unit 1 begins with a lesson from Genesis 22, which records Abraham’s willingness to offer his son Isaac as a burnt offering. When Isaac questioned where the lamb for such an offering was, his father, with the faith that became his trademark, replied, “God himself will provide the lamb for the burnt offering” (Genesis 22:8). And God did indeed provide a substitute, sparing Isaac. Certainly worth noting is the fact that the very place where this incident occurred (Mount Moriah) became the site of the magnificent temple built by King […]