As we face the interruptions of our lives, perhaps they are wildflowers, not weeds. Photo by John Benson

Perhaps it is good that we can all find ways to relate to the life of Jesus—that there is enough room for all of us to make connections. But, the problem is, if we are not careful, Jesus can end up looking too much like us.

Certainty is so temping. We do not want up to become down, or forward to become backward. Certainty is more appealing than change. Thankfully, though, Abraham and Sarah kept going.

The wildness of the wilderness is experienced in its feeling of isolation, where each day feels like a struggle because we feel all alone.

It is a story about exile and homecoming, feeling disconnected from God, disconnected from others, disconnected from ourselves, and needing to hear again that God’s embrace is holding us even when our arms feel too weak to hold onto God.