Leaving behind, going ahead
Genesis 12: 1-9 New Ark United Church of Christ, Newark, DE June 7, 2026 Photo of the bow of a weathered canoe heading toward a small island covered with fir trees, on a calm lake at either sunrise or sunset. The sky is pale blue, with some clouds that are lavender, peach, pink, and dark gray. Whether we live with God or we make our own way, being human in this world means a life of comings and goings. It may look like we’re staying put for a while, but God and life are always getting us ready for the next leg of the journey. Like a garden or a forest or an ocean or a galaxy or a human body, there’s a lot going on that we don’t always see or pay attention to, but things are changing and moving, nonetheless. Everything, everything is on its way to somewhere else—constantly—always moving, always changing. It only looks like we’re standing still because time seems to move so slowly. The universe is about 15 billion years old and it’s still evolving, still growing, and o...
