Hagar is the only person in all of scripture to give God a name — El Roi, "the God who sees me." But to get there, she had to be cast out, betrayed, and left in the wilderness with nothing. This sermon takes a close, honest look at her story in Genesis Genesis 21:8-21, refusing to gloss over the injustice and asking what God is really saying to those who feel unseen, discarded, and forgotten.
From womanist biblical interpretation to the inheritance disputes that fuel conflict from ancient families to modern war zones, this message speaks to anyone who has ever had to leave an oppressive situation — and discovered that God was already there.