January 2 reading

There were two passages in the reading for this day that struck me...

1) The part in Genesis where Adam and Eve are punished for eating from the tree of knowledge. I really struggle with this. I struggle with the notion of God being unforgiving forever and ever. When I say this, I'm specifically talking about forever will Women hurt with childbirth as a punishment and Men will always struggle to make a living until they die. That just seems so harsh. It's very different from what we learn about Jesus, His son, with love and understanding for all. Plus I never saw childbirth as a curse or punishment, even when I almost died.

2) I loved the Proverbs 1:7-9 reading. In particular, this one: "Fear of the Lord is the foundation of true knowledge, but fools despise wisdom and discipline." I guess it's my analyst background. I often deal with fools that are afraid of wisdom and discipline. I read this and I was like, "HOLLA!"


OK, those were my thoughts. One more day of readings and then that's it for me today. I'm going to try and read three days' worth of readings until I'm caught up.


-AW