I always try to “get” something new from the Gospel genealogies. All those begettings.

Today I focused on the begetting of the word itself—“get, obtain by effort” feels like solid ground.

Jesus had no biological children but he has begotten us.

What do you and I beget? Who do we beget?

God treasures us and he treasures our time. We have the choice to beget things that last like grace and love, or people we are not biologically related to when we show them they are loved and valuable.