Remember the Promise
Sermon by Katrina Ross Zezza, February 25, 2024, Pleasantville Presbyterian Church, Pleasantville NY Reading: Genesis 17:1-7, 15-16 ------ We are in the season of Lent, which is the time of year that we remember the events leading up to Jesus’ death, and contemplate the 40 days that he spent wandering the desert, surrounded by wild beasts and being prepared for his public ministry. It’s also a time for us to contemplate the ways that we wander the desert in our own lives. Winter can feel endless at this time of year, but has anyone noticed that the days are getting longer? I realized it the other day when I woke my kids up for school. My daughter is in 8th grade and my son is a junior in high school, so we wake them up around 6:30. Through the winter it's dark when we get up, but lately it’s been lighter. The sun had pretty much risen and the window was glowing when I walked into my daughter’s room on Friday. I won’t say that made it any easier to wake her up… but it was nice. I t
