The lectionary lessons for today are about Adam and Eve, the fall, temptation, redemption, resistance …
The devil dared him to be fearless.
The devil dared him to be brazen,
in God’s face;
a son so independent in his own mind,
he would forget who taught him
to fear gravity,
to respect the rules that govern
cause and effect,
who set the spheres in motion.
Do not be afraid, he said;
but his trembling, twitching tail
belied his own fear of falling.
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About Rosalind C Hughes
Rosalind C Hughes is a priest and author living near the shores of Lake Erie. After growing up in England and Wales, and living briefly in Singapore, she is now settled in Ohio. She serves an Episcopal church just outside Cleveland. Rosalind is the author of A Family Like Mine: Biblical Stories of Love, Loss, and Longing , and Whom Shall I Fear? Urgent Questions for Christians in an Age of Violence, both from Upper Room Books. She loves the lake, misses the ocean, and is finally coming to terms with snow.
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