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Dear Father Abraham, I Know that Too Much Time has Past, Events Taken, and Choices Made that Forever Changed the Course of History. I am a Son Not by Birth, but by Adoption, You See I Follow the Teachings of Your Son Yeshua. A Man Who Came Long Ago, Was Crucified on a Tree between Two Criminals, and was Raised the Third Day, Which Made My Acceptance Possible. Father I Only ask Now, for without You, I would be destined for an Eternity Separated from God. The Old Writings State that On That Day You Had Three Visitors, One Whom Resembled The Son of Man, or God Himself. They Brought Good News that Sarah who had been Barren Till Now Would One Day Have A Son, and You An Heir to Carry On Your Family Name. Time Passed, and You Both Growing Older with No Fulfillment of the Promise in Sight. A Choice Was Made to use Hagar as the Possible Vessel for its Fulfillment. The Result a Beautiful Baby Boy Named Ishmael, Who Grew to be a Wise and Strong Young Man. All Was Well Till The Fulfillment of Time had Come, and God’s Promise To You and Sarah resulted in a Child also, Who Would be Called Isaac. Now there exists Two Sons of Abraham, One of Hagar, and the Other Of Sarah, but Both Are Your Seed. Father Abraham thousands of Years have Passed Now, Since Those Moments In Time, And Much Blood Spilt Pondering the Question Which One is The Rightful Heir? For Two Great Multitude of People(s) Resulted from Those Choices Made. The Sons Of Ishmael Became the Muslim Race, and the Sons of Isaac Would Become The Israeli or Hebrew. I Know that as a Gentile I Have No Right to ask, but It was on My Mind. Looking Back at the Wars Fought, Blood Spilt, Lives Lost, and Time Spent, Between the Descendants of Your Two Sons. If You Could Go Back, and make Different Choices, Would You? Is there Any Way To Bridge the Divide? There are No Easy Answers, Only More Questions. I Don’t Know if it is Even My Place To Attempt to ask the Question at a Possible Way Forward? I Only know From the Outside Looking in, that They Are Both Your Sons, and I a Gentile, don’t Know all the issues, or May Never Completely Understand them, or Have Any Possible Answers. Father I Wonder What Do You Think? Sincerely, A Confused Gentile Author Paul Cumberbatch (July 30, 2020)
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