Chaplain’s Chat

I confess that there are times when I break my promises eg the promise of going to the movies or spending time with my children. It’s only when the time arrives that other things seem to take charge. Perhaps you have been in similar situations. Of course, in life we see others breaking their promises as well. Sometimes we are on the receiving end of a broken promise against us and it can be difficult to accept. Perhaps, in our society we see less and less of ‘someone’s word’ being their bond. It seems that it is relatively easy to get out of sporting contracts these days, with many suggesting that these contracts are “not worth the paper they are written on.”

In Chapel, this term we are looking through the book of Genesis where remarkably we see God make a series of promises initially to Abraham. Abraham has an unremarkable background, and yet God promises him to give him descendants, land and to make out of him a great nation. A truly remarkable series of promises. And yet, as the story unfolds, we see that God is faithful to His promises and they are fulfilled, even when Abraham himself doesn’t see all of these come to fruition. We are left thinking that we can trust the God of the Bible because He is faithful to His promises as He is trustworthy. This gives us great comfort and assurance in times of uncertainty.

Reverend Anthony Benn
School Chaplain