It is faith
that makes you
sons, heirs,
Abraham’s heirs,
and it’s clear
all nations
will be blessed
by the faith
of Abraham,
the word knowing,
anticipating,
understanding
what was to come,
that all nations,
not only one,
would be blessed
by the faith
of one man.
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It’s an ongoing reading
of the will, a daily event
to which all are invited.
The will is read, announcing
the inheritance for the heirs.
It is a will like no other,
read aloud, the words
themselves taking form,
taking life, leaping from
the page to the heart.
The heirs learn what it is
they’re receiving, that
it is not based on what
they did, their deeds and
accomplishments (also
known as the way
of the world, at least
on a good day). Instead,
the inheritance comes
from what they believe.
It is about who they are,
not what they did.
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