I Love Ewe, Don’t Have a Cow

Genesis 29:9-30 (HCSB)

It has been noted that in olden days, some people believed that if a woman saw a robin flying overhead on Valentine’s Day, it meant she would marry a sailor. If she saw a sparrow, she would marry a poor man and be very happy, and If she saw a goldfinch, she would marry a millionaire. These folklores regarding love on Valentine’s Day are a bit far-fetched to us today; yet, some hold onto odd ways of seeking and finding love. In this account in Genesis 29, we will see how Jacob’s journey for love did not turn out to be as easy as he thought and analyze the example how we need to be willing to be equally persistent in our quest in the “I love ewe” and not get sidetracked by “having a cow” in our relationship with our first love.