Contemplative Bible Reading

Genesis 37:26-27 (English Standard Version)

26 Then Judah said to his brothers, “What profit is it if we kill our brother and conceal his blood? 27 Come, let us sell him to the Ishmaelites,…

Joseph’s brothers had him! They muscled him into a pit and were trying to decide how to murder him. Evil? What were they thinking?

Judah gets a brilliant idea. If we are to commit unbelievable immorality, why not make some money? Sure. This is great. Let’s profit from …

What were they thinking? Note how evil takes over and leads a group of otherwise good men into … I don’t even know what to call it. They let evil leap from one thing to the next.

It is horrible how our minds—a great gift from God—can take us down a path of refuse. Me? Today? No, I don’t try to sell my brother for pocket change. Where, however, does my mind take me on those days? God, please keep me from those days. Please keep my mind in the right place and heading in the right direction.