Throughout our lives, we make many promises: to love, to be faithful, to keep our word, and to be there for the people who are close to us. Some promises we speak aloud, others we make silently, to ourselves alone. And every promise is born in a particular moment of our lives, shaped by who we are at that moment. But life goes on. The years pass, circumstances change, we grow older and continue to develop. Sometimes we find that the path we have chosen demands far more of us than we had imagined at the outset. What gives a promise its strength when the person who made it has since changed?
In the Bible, we encounter a word that invites us to examine this question more closely: covenant. A covenant is a binding relationship between two parties that encompasses a promise, faithfulness, and responsibility. Unlike a promise spoken in a particular moment, a covenant creates a relationship to which those involved remain committed as they continue on their journey. Sometimes it is sealed by a visible sign;...
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