Dear God, help us rediscover your word, in our words. Help us reshape your stories, in our stories. Give us a taste of your love that is better than the fruits of your garden. Amen.
I was asked by Rev Mark to preach about Eve, this woman and first mother, but I have to admit I struggle. Eve has carried a weight that no one should carry. She has been blamed for sin, for exile, for death, blamed, in many traditions, for the very condition of representing the first woman. So my question starts with: what are we doing with this story? Her story. While the world outside feels chaotic, why are we back into the garden? What is this oral tradition inviting us to rediscover? Well, join me as we try to imagine different alternatives.
Eve is not only a person. Eve marks for many authors the moment…
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