Genesis 16:7-13
First Sunday of Advent – A Women’s Lectionary
7 The angelA of the LordB foundC her
by a springD of waterE in the wilderness,F the spring on the wayG to Shur.H
8 And he said, “Hagar,I slave-girlJ of Sarai,K where have you comeL from and where are you going?”M
She said, “I am running awayN fromO my mistressP Sarai.”
9 The angel of the Lord said to her, “ReturnQ to your mistress, and submitR to her.”S
10 The angel of the Lord also said to her, “I will so greatly multiplyT your offspringU that they cannot be countedV for multitude.”W
11 And the angel of the Lord said to her,
“NowX you have conceivedY and shall bearZ a son;AA
you shall callBB him Ishmael,CC
for the Lord has given heedDD to your affliction.EE
12 He shall beFF a wild assGG of a man,HH
with his handII against everyone,JJ
and everyone’s hand against him;
and he shall liveKK at odds withLL allMM his kin.”NN
13 So she namedOO the Lord who spokePP to her, “You are ElQQ-roi”;RR for she said, “Have I really seenSS God and remained alive after seeing him?”TT
Image credit: “Cluster Headaches” by Sodanie Chea, 2012.
