Genesis 16: In this messy story, we come to know the God who sees us, both in our suffering and in the suffering we bring to others. We can both identify with Hagar, but also must consider our patterns of Sarai. Only then are we truly honest before God and can find both his comfort when harmed, but also repentance when acting as the inflictor of harm. Both must draw us to Christ, who frees us in our sin and also in our hurts.