We would like to know what lies ahead of us. We plan our lives, set goals, and try to ensure that everything happens the way we hope. Planning helps us to move forward and take responsibility. It becomes difficult when this turns into a need for control, when we cling to a plan that has long since stopped serving us. Control comes at a price. It demands that we remain constantly vigilant, anticipating what could go wrong and preventing it in time. Behind this effort, there is often a fear: of being helpless, of losing something precious, or of having to accept that we have no influence over reality. Control conveys a sense of security and strength. Yet this security depends on life following our expectations.
The Bible invites us to confront this fear through the story of Sarah. God had promised Abraham descendants and a future for his lineage. But the years pass, and Sarah bears no child. She grows older, her body changes, and she becomes aware that the possibility of becoming a mother is fading...
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