Seventh Day Baptist
Christian Education Council
PO BOX 1678
Janesville, WI 53547
—Genesis 31:43-50
by: Cheri Appel.
My mom always wondered why Genesis 31:49 was often used as a benediction. With the wording, “May the Lord watch between you and me, while we are absent one from another,” she would point out the distrust between Jacob and Laban. They were asking the Lord to watch the other person while they were apart. Why a church service would end with such a statement, frustrated her. What a sad comment on a familial, 20-year old relationship. Is God prompting you to make peace in a relationship in your life? Do not settle for a guarded separation such as this one.