During Lent, our confirmation students met with mentors to talk about faith and life—growing in identity, belonging, and purpose through caring relationships. Together they also co-wrote reflections on a Bible verse, and we’ll be sharing these devotionals throughout the Easter season as an invitation to embrace thoughtful dialogue and respond to God’s grace with love in the world.

Today's Reflection was written by 6th Grader Nora Evans and her mentor Mary Knowles

The story of Abraham and Sarah is about trusting God even when things seem impossible. God told Abraham and Sarah to leave everything they had ever known and go to a new land. That would be really scary because they had to leave the place where they felt comfortable, but they trusted God and followed him anyway.

One of the most important moments in the story is when God brought Abraham outside and asked him to count the stars if he could. God told him that his descendants would be as many as the stars in the sky. Abraham was confused because he and Sarah were both very old, and it seemed impossible for them to have a child. Sarah even laughed when she heard she would have a son because she was very old. But later she did have a son named Isaac.  That part of the story shows that nothing is impossible with the power of God.

What I think the point of the story is that God listens to what we want and cares about us. If you have strong trust, faith, and love for God, he can make even the impossible possible. I also think the story connects to today because when God said Abraham would have as many descendants as the stars, it reminds us that we are all children of God. Because of that, we should love our neighbors as ourselves.

The story also teaches that sometimes you have to wait a long time for things. Abraham and Sarah waited many years for Isaac. It reminds me of times when people have to wait for good things, like when I was little and I had to wait for my dad to come home because I loved playing games with him and the waiting felt like eternity. 

My favorite part of the story is the promise about the stars in the sky and the sand on the seashore because it shows that we are all part of one interconnected system and part of God’s love. I think this story is important because it shows how much Abraham and Sarah loved God and trusted him, even when it seemed impossible.