+ We do not always think that Adam and Eve had three male children: Cain, Abel and Seth. The first reading speaks of their birth as taking place with the help of God. We must not forget that there is always a third person involved in every conception, in every delivery, in every birth of a child: and that third person is God, who gives the life of the soul, and personhood, which would not exist without him. The story related in the book of Genesis today tells how jealousy led to murder, and yet, how the murderer, though punished, was personally protected by God from being murdered himself. It sounds rather like a “divine soap-opera” doesn’t it? This one really could be called: “All My Children.”
The gospel passage speaks of
the “restlessness” of Cain that is present in all of us – caused by the sin of
his parents (Adam and Eve) – “always looking for a sign,” always looking for
“convincing proof” that God is who he says he is; but this generation, and
every generation, rather than taking the time to examine the evidence and
notice that the sign is now “always present” – in Jesus, the Messiah, and in his Mystical Body, the Church.
Although we participate still
in the “restlessness of Cain,” may we sit still and ponder daily the glorious
and peace-pervading presence of the Lord
of Glory in our lives – and find rest, refreshment, and joy for ourselves
and for others.
Offer to God a sacrifice of praise.
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