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Inconceivable!
During Advent, members of the A Nun’s Life community will be posting reflections on the Jesse Tree and the O Antiphons.
Day 5 :: Abraham and Sarah written by Sister Julie
One of my most favorite movies ever is the classic Rob Reiner film The Princess Bride. It’s an unusual yet deeply compelling fairy tale of love, evil, pirates, swords, and the infamous R.O.U.S. (rodents of unusual size). Throughout the movie, unexpected things happen, leading the too-smart-for-his-own-good kidnapper Vizzini to exclaim repeatedly, “Inconceivable!” (see clips of Vizzini uttering “Inconceivable!” on Youtube.
When I think back to the story of Abraham and Sarah, I like to imagine Abraham and Sarah looking at each other in shock and, in Hebrew, exclaiming, “Inconceivable!”
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God calls them to leave everything and to go to a new land where they would become a blessing for all (Genesis 12:1-7) – Inconceivable! - Abraham asks Sarah to pretend she’s his sister so they can safely enter Egypt (Genesis 12.8-20) – Inconceivable!
- “Your descendants shall be like the stars.” (Genesis 15:5) – Inconceivable!
- God says that Sarah, though barren and 90-years-old, shall bear a child (Genesis 17 and 18) – Inconceivable!
God patiently walks with Abraham and Sarah and offers then one very simple explanation for these unexpected turns of events:
“Is anything too wonderful for God to do?” (Genesis 18:14)
As we too walk with Abraham and Sarah on this Advent journey, what moments in your life have been “Inconceivable!”? What have you learned about God and yourself in those times?
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This has nothing to do with your lovely post, but did you know that The Princess Bride’s castle scenes were filmed in the IHM Motherhouse in Los Angeles? So was “Dracula.” The circular drive overooked the city of LA was prominent in one of the first “I can’ believe it’s not butter” ads with Fabio.
Yes, my head is full of useless trivia. Need you ask?
Another Sr Julie … that’s just “inconceivable”!
)) Dracula, eh??
I love the stories of Abraham and Sarah. So often we too are called (pushed, encouraged, or forced) to go to different, unfamiliar places, sometimes physically, but most often emotionally or spiritually. I usually move slowly – after all, don’t want to make a mistake! As with Abraham and Sarah tho, my Divine Travel Agent is very patient and comes along for the ride.
“God says that Sarah, though barren and 90-years-old, shall bear a child (Genesis 17 and 18) – Inconceivable!”
You keep using that word. In this case, though, I think it means what you think it means.
LOL Awesome, Marfita!
oh, my god, i spit diet dr. pepper out of my nose at the notion of having a baby at 90 being “inconceivable!” great word placement, julie! i adore this post.
My projectile was iced coffee… great post, SJ!
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