Isolate one or two sharp differences between the world of today and that of 50 years ago, or compare this generation with their grandparents. To what extent are the changes due to constant adjustment to changing circumstances and is the changing view of God the cause or the result?
We are now far enough away from the old colonialism to see strength and weakness in the way our forebears treated other societies, but do we still react in similar ways to groups within our own society?
Beginning with the experience of Jacob and Laban, can you begin to imagine what social groupings and attitudes in our society may be like 25 years hence and what action needs to be taken to ensure a more satisfactory outcome?
