I was reading Rabbi Fohrman's commentary on Abraham's journey and found too many parallels between his faith tests and H's faith tests, my faith test. Eg.,
- being tested when we don't know we are being tested
- Being taken out of Egypt but having Egypt come along
- usurping God in grabbing the promises that he had not fully given yet
- overcoming the narcissism in our relationship with God
- having trouble in identifying the right partners and letting go of the wrong ones (eg. Lot, Hagar)
H thinks that each person has their own journey but she cannot be more wrong. When the Word converges with our world, the tests and patterns in our lives are eerily similar and close to the patterns of our patriarchs in the bible.
I guess this is what it means by He live in us and we in Him (the Word). I guess this is what it means by the Word was made Flesh.
Do not be conformed to the pattern of this world but be washed by the Word. There is so much richness in the Book of Life that so many do not see. It is true though that the He, by his Holy Spirit speaks in parables so that only his disciples can understand.
Even if I did share this information with H, she would not be able to receive all of it.
