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| "Leap of Faith" by Tiffany Davis-Rustam |
The unknown can be a scarey place. No one knows this better than Scaredy Squirrel, the frightened protagonist of Melanie Watt's delightful children's book series. Scaredy is terrified of leaving the safety of his nut tree until one day. . .I won't spoil it for you, but let's just say that Scaredy "discovers something really uplifting."
I paired this story in worship with Hebrews 11:1-3, 8-16, in which the unknown author of Hebrews recalls the story of Abraham and Sarah, two people who long ago heard God's voice calling them to leave their home and set out on a journey to an unknown place. During my sermon, which was geared toward children and adults alike, I wondered aloud whether or not Abraham and Sarah's decision to step out in faith was really as easy as the author of Hebrews makes it sound. After spending some time imagining what Abraham and Sarah's life might have been like before God called them (with the help of midrashim in the form of Jacqueline Jules' children's books Abraham's Search for God and Sarah Laughs), I then reflected on what it might mean to have faith: