FIRST SUNDAY OF LENT
As we begin another season of Lent, our readings speak powerfully about temptation. But, I’d like to first call your attention to the beginning of today’s first reading from the Book of Genesis where we hear a beautiful story of our creation. Using three very touching images, we hear about God forming us out of the clay of the ground, breathing life into us and placing us into his lush, fruitful garden. It’s a very endearing account. We are invited to see God, the almighty creator of the universe, bend […]