When reading a scripture like this mornings', the first impulse is to think, “Oh, this is too monotonous and long. We should shorten it so people don’t lose focus and drift on to their grocery list. We should do only the important parts.”
But that’s the thing—each name is important. Each name is connected to a person’s life-story. And like Dana shared in this week’s poetry prayer: there is room for every story—there is room for each one of us.
