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Friday, February 13, 2009
Genesis 3:1-8, Psalm 32, Mark 7:31-37
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ANSWER THE FALL
"The woman answered the serpent." —Genesis 3:2
We read today's first reading and we want to shout: "Oh, Eve! Flee from
the serpent! Don't give him the time of day. Oh, Adam! Don't eat it! Throw
the fruit away!"
Through the disobedience of Adam and Eve, we have inherited a world
polluted with sin and death (Rm 5:12). It's so tempting to want to put all
the blame on Adam and Eve: "Now look what you've done. You messed up the
whole world and now we have to live in your mess. It's all your fault."
Yet that is exactly what Adam did: he shifted the blame from himself to
Eve (Gn 3:12). Eve took her cue from Adam and shifted the blame to the
serpent (Gn 3:13).
We have inherited a fallen nature from our first human parents, Adam and
Eve. It's in our genes, and we can't help it. We are programmed to sin,
and then to blame others for the consequences. Nonetheless, God is rich in
mercy: He sent His only Son, Jesus, into the world to conquer sin and
death. Jesus came to redeem us from our sins. Through His obedience, all
of us can become just (Rm 5:19). We rejoice with the words of the Easter
Vigil liturgy: "O happy fault! O necessary sin of Adam that gained for us
so great a Redeemer!"
Adam and Eve shifted the blame onto others. We have done the same. But God
has shifted the weight of our sins onto Jesus. Give your fallen nature to
Jesus, and receive His risen life.
Prayer: "I confess my faults to the Lord" (Ps 32:5). "O God, be merciful
to me, a sinner" (Lk 18:13).
Promise: "Their amazement went beyond all bounds: 'He has done everything
well! He makes the deaf hear and the mute speak!' " —Mk 7:37
Praise: After being humbled by the Lord, Mark was finally able to receive
Him on a deeper level.
(This teaching was submitted by a member of our editorial team.)
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