The Lord GOD said to Abram, “Go from your country, your people and your father’s household to the land I will show you." (Genesis 12:1)
Then the LORD said to Moses, "Go to Pharaoh and say to him, 'This is what the LORD, the God of the Hebrews, says: "Let my people go, so that they may worship me." (Exodus 9:1)
Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age.” (Matthew 28:19-20)
Go from your country to a new place. Go to Pharaoh and tell him to let my people go. Go to the ends of the earth to make disciples. In all of these ancient yet familiar texts, when the Word of the Lord comes, God's people are sent. We are a people on the go.
Going requires trust. Knowing that God goes with us makes all the difference: God before us and behind us and underneath us and above us and beside us. We go because we trust the One who sends us. We go because the Way of Love compels us to share that love with others.
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