In the story, God puts Abraham to the test, asking him to “Take now your son, your only son Isaac, whom you love, and go to the land of Moriah, and offer him there as a burnt offering on one of ...

Rudolf von Ems, “God’s Covenant with Abraham,” ca. 1400-1410, Getty Museum, Los Angeles (photo: Public Domain) John Grondelski Blogs March 12, 2025 ...

God really loves us. It’s a statement used so often as to perhaps sound trite, but it is deeply true. Abraham learns this lesson through his negotiation in today’s first reading, seemingly haggling ...