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The Longed for Child
The Longed for Child
by Rev. Margaret Roe
Rachel tells of her long wait for a child. The longed for child I had to wait so long for the child I had longed and hoped for. Leah seemed to have no problem in conceiving. Like clockwork she produced four fine sons in the first four years of marriage. I remained barren. She glo…
The Surprise Bride
The Surprise Bride
by Rev. Margaret Roe
Leah – Genesis 29:14b-30 Leah recalls her surprise that she is to be married. The surprise bride Let’s face it. I was jealous of my younger sister. She seemed to have everything going for her. She was more attractive than I was, more popular, and in love with this young man Jacob…
The Jilted Bride
The Jilted Bride
by Rev. Margaret Roe
Rachel recalls the night her father reneged on his promise of marriage. The Jilted bride How could he be so cruel! We had waited seven years for that day. Jacob loved me as much I loved him, ever since we first met by the well. He wanted to impress me, rolling the stone away with…
The Family
The Family
by Rev. Margaret Roe
Leah speaks of her growing family The Family It was not long before I fell pregnant. I was delighted that I had conceived before Rachel. She still hadn’t forgiven me for that wedding night even though it was as much a shock to me as it was to her. But she knew that Jacob loved he…
Rachel betrayed
Rachel betrayed
by Marjorie Dobson
Poem: Rachel betrayed Proper 12 year A Genesis 29: 15-28 Betrayed – by my own father! How could he? Seven long years I’ve waited. Seven years I’ve noticed his eyes following me; heard his voice speaking loudly enough for me to hear; watched his strong arms lifting, carrying, work…
Strange how deceit has run down through our hist'ry
Strange how deceit has run down through our hist'ry
by Andrew Pratt
Hymn: Strange how deceit has run down through our hist'ry Proper 12 year A Genesis 29: 15-28 Strange how deceit has run down through our hist'ry, humans are human with frailty and faults. Strange that our stories still mirror the Bible, lives filled with compromise, sin still ass…
3 Cheated Hearts
3 Cheated Hearts
by Kate Abbott
Imaginative account based on Genesis 29 - Lectionary Proper 12 year A 2 voice dialogue of Jacob and Leah telling their experience of becoming husband and wife. included are 3 pages : Page 1 - as in preview, account in full colour Page 2 - low ink version of page 1 Page …
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