Tomorrow’s Old Testament reading introduces us to Abram (he’ll be Abraham later).  In a dramatic and typically biblical scenario, God calls Abram to leave his homeland and his family and go to the place God has prepared for him.  Not only that (but wait, there’s more!), God will make Abram a great nation, he will bless his name, and he will be a blessing to others.  Abram’s response?   “Ok.”
Abram didn’t realize he wasn’t in the ‘divine drive-thru’ and that those promises wouldn’t necessarily be ready for him as he drove …