Walking with Jesus: Fifth Sunday of Easter A
For Sunday, May 3, 2026 Acts 6:1-7, 1 Peter 2:4-9, John 14:1-12 We begin with some basics today. Abraham is the Father of our Faith. God picked him and started the Jewish community through him. Abraham was a wanderer because he owned a flock and went where his sheep and goats could graze well. His clans increased tremendously and they, too, wandered. Isaac was one of the sons of Abraham and Sarah — who represents the fulfillment of God’s covenant (promise) — confirming the promise of land, blessings and seed through Isaac rather than his older brother, Ishmael. The wanderings of Abraham’s community took many twists and turns, ending eventually in Egypt — basically for survival and protection for their crops and flocks. In time they were enslaved; who wanted foreigners in their land? Jealousy and persecution followed. The people complained to God, who chose Moses to lead them out of captivity with the promise of a “land of milk and honey.” Note: This phrase, symbolizing abundance and f...