Friday 15 October 2010

Curses and hope.

I noticed something this week. Perhaps I'm behind everyone else, but here it is:
You know in Genesis ... Adam and Eve mess up big time?
Sure, they blame the serpent, which is fair to a point. But how does God respond? Well, he curses the serpent, and he curses the ground. But Adam and Eve? No curse. Nada, rien, nowt. Punished, yes, but cursed? No.
Surely right there is a sign of hope.
So where does the curse come in for humankind? Well, "cursed is everyone hung on a tree". There it was - the curse. Delivered, borne and dealt with.

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