A reading from
the Book of Genesis12:1-4a
The Lord said to Abram: “Go forth from the land of your kinsfolk and from your father’s house to a land that I will show you.
“I will make of you a great nation,/ and I will bless you;/ I will make your name great,/ so that you will be a blessing./ I will bless those who bless you/ and curse those who curse you./ All the communities of the earth/ shall find blessing in you.”
Abram went as the Lord directed him.
The word of the Lord.
