Hagar's story is one of courage, but also of enmity. She ran away while pregnant with Ishmael and only when spoken to by God, did she return to the tribe and deliver her son. Isaac was born 14 years later. Later caste out of the tribe, she endured near death until lead to water.
Every year during the Hajj, Muslims retrace the steps of Hagar in the desert. Interesting, a slave women gets remembered in such a sacred way. If the problem with the relationship with Hagar and Sarah had been resolved any differently, who knows where world history would be today. If Hagar had been fully received into the Jewish community there is no doubt that Ishmael would have learnt a whole different set of values.
We forget that our choices in this lifetime, will have an impact on generations to come. The devil will always use strife in a family to destroy them. Keep watch over your family and ask God to protect your unity and give peace to your family, so that your children's future may be governed by grace and peace.
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