Friday 13/03/2026

Exodus 1
In many respects the Bible could be called “The Tale of the Unexpected”. We have seen this week how the reversal of the expected way of blessing the next generation was enacted, as Jacob (younger brother to Esau) gives the right-hand blessing to Ephraim (younger brother to Manasseh). This whole clan is unexpectedly settled in Egypt, away from their normal home. And now as Exodus begins the story takes another unexpected turn away from favour and towards hostility where the heroes are the midwives! How much does our engagement with our journey of faith depend on things being as we expect them to be? Can God still work through the unexpected?

The Revd. David Hildred