Read Genesis 28:10-19a

Tuesday

Read Genesis 28:10-19a

10 Jacob left Beersheba and started towards Haran. 11At sunset he came to a holy placel and camped there. He lay down to sleep, resting his head on a stone. 12He dreamt that he saw a stairway reaching from earth to heaven, with angels going up and coming down on it. 13And there was the LORD standing beside him.m “I am the LORD, the God of Abraham and Isaac,” he said. “I will give to you and to your descendants this land on which you are lying. 14They will be as numerous as the specks of dust on the earth. They will extend their territory in all directions, and through you and your descendants I will bless all the nations.n 15Remember, I will be with you and protect you wherever you go, and I will bring you back to this land. I will not leave you until I have done all that I have promised you.”
16 Jacob woke up and said, “The LORD is here! He is in this place, and I didn’t know it!” 17He was afraid and said, “What a terrifying place this is! It must be the house of God; it must be the gate that opens into heaven.”
18 Jacob got up early next morning, took the stone that was under his head, and set it up as a memorial. Then he poured olive oil on it to dedicate it to God. 19He named the place Bethel.o (The town there was once known as Luz.)

Think

Psalm 139 reminded us that God is with us wherever we go.  Abraham has a dream in which he sees heaven opened; angels moving up and down a mysterious ladder.  He woke up and said: "The LORD is here!  He is in this place, and I didn't know it!"  

Pray

Lord I thank you for the realization that you are here with me - even though I am not always aware of your presence and your love.  I know I often fail to pay attention, to become aware of the reality that you are here, now.  Help me to slow down, to notice, to see you with me in all things.