Genesis 3:19
19 By the sweat of your brow
you will eat your food
until you return to the ground,
since from it you were taken;
for dust you are
and to dust you will return.”
you will eat your food
until you return to the ground,
since from it you were taken;
for dust you are
and to dust you will return.”
Reflection: Our scripture
today is the response of God to Adam and Eve doing what we do messing up. It is
a reminder that we are not immortal. The human condition is terminal. This
reminder should let us know that we should not put our trust in things that do
not last, but in God. This reminder lets us know that it is not who we are that
is important, but whose we are. We are the children of God. In living as
Christ’s disciple we are creating things that will last beyond our mortal
legacy. How do you think living as a disciple can help you to put your trust in
God and not on things that will rust, decay, and die?
