During Great Lenten weekdays, the Orthodox Church directs us to read from the Book of Genesis.
Please feel free to share your fruitful meditations on these readings as we strive toward repentance and theosis.
This week, the readings are from Genesis 1 - Genesis 3:20, which covers the creation account, the fall of our first parents, Adam and Eve, and their dismissal from the Garden of Eden.
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In the Creation account, everything that the Lord God has created is good.
And man is set in the center to tend this paradise that the Lord has made.
Monasteries also have gardens which the monks tend to produce fruit from the earth:
flowers to delight and provide essences for incense; olive trees for olives, olive oil, and wood;
root vegetables (potatoes, onions, carrots, beets) to sustain the monks in their labors;
tender lettuce and green vegetables for salads and soups;
tomatoes, eggplants, and bell peppers that flavor our dishes;
fruits of our fields: melons, pumpkins, squash, cucumbers, and watermelon,
and fruit bearing trees that delight the hearts of men.
Praise the Lord for all of His creation.
Praise and bless Him forever.