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 Genesis 2:15-17, 3:1-7

The Lord God took the man and put him in the Garden of Eden to work it and take care of it. And the Lord God commanded the man, “You are free to eat from any tree in the garden; but you must not eat from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, for when you eat from it you will certainly die.” Now the serpent was more crafty than any of the wild animals the Lord God had made. He said to the woman, “Did God really say, ‘You must not eat from any tree in the garden’?” The woman said to the serpent, “We may eat fruit from the trees in the garden, but God did say, ‘You must not eat fruit from the tree that is in the middle of the garden, and you must not touch it, or you will die.’” “You will not certainly die,” the serpent said to the woman. “For God knows that when you eat from it your eyes will be opened, and you will be like God, knowing good and evil.” When the woman saw that the fruit of the tree was good for food and pleasing to the eye, and also desirable for gaining wisdom, she took some and ate it. She also gave some to her husband, who was with her, and he ate it. Then the eyes of both of them were opened, and they realized they were naked; so they sewed fig leaves together and made coverings for themselves.

By: Deacon Jim Brandmueller

In today’s readings there are constant reminders of teaching, fellowship, and the breaking of the bread.

We are all called upon to teach as witnesses of Jesus Christ.  We are called to serve as examples in action and in the manner in which we conduct ourselves.  As Christians we are not perfect.  We are all sinners.  We need to witness in spite of our failures.  Often I find myself amused when others refer to Christians as hypocrites.  In the truest sense they are right.  We have established standards and goals for ourselves to which we sometimes cannot attain.  Surprise!  We are weak humans.  But it seems far better to establish goals which we can’t always reach than to have no standards at all.

The Good Shepherd, Jesus Christ, has established a trail for us to follow.  The Scriptures assure us all that not only has He blazed a trail for us to travel, but that He walks beside us on this journey.  While we are not perfect in all we do, we are accompanied by a Savior who has paid the ultimate price for us and our weaknesses.