Eve

The first reading was going so well.  God created Adam and Eve and they lived in such a lovely garden. And in the middle was the Tree of Life.

Paradise.  And then this other tree with the delicious apple and the restriction- eat anything else you want and see, except from this one tree.

What I don't like about the story is that Eve is the villain.  She could not resist the tempting of the devil. 

She fell for it.  The words led her astray, and she ate the fruit. 

When it comes to being tempted by food, I can relate. 

Is that why I didn't care for the story?  I related to Eve too much? 

Then of course Eve gives some to her husband- she's the villain again,  the temptress with the first sin.

We all face temptation and we all become tempters. 

In his homily today Father Ron asked us to close our eyes and look at our temptations.

In that quiet it was easy to do.  He gave us plenty of time.

I saw my temptations plainly and clearly.

The homily ended with the question-

"now what are you going to do about it?"

I have this Lent to face it and to figure it out.