Mar
9
Temptation and Redemption: Sunday—First week in Lent, Cycle A
Gen. 2:7–9, 3:1–7; Rom. 5:12–19; Matt. 4:1–11
Our grandson Nathyn is unusual in his eating habits. He loves just about all of the things most kids dislike at his age: broccoli, green beans, you name it. Most of all, he loves cherry tomatoes. When he was about three, my wife Gina took him shopping with her. He saw that she put cherry tomatoes in the cart. When they got home, he asked if he could have some. Nana—that’s what all the grandchildren call Gina—said that he needed to wait until dinner time. Well, she unpacked the items, putting the cherry tomatoes on the counter in the container. Thinking Nathyn was preoccupied with his toys in the living room, she went to do something in another room. When she came out, he was standing in the hall looking a little guilty.
Our grandson Nathyn is unusual in his eating habits. He loves just about all of the things most kids dislike at his age: broccoli, green beans, you name it. Most of all, he loves cherry tomatoes. When he was about three, my wife Gina took him shopping with her. He saw that she put cherry tomatoes in the cart. When they got home, he asked if he could have some. Nana—that’s what all the grandchildren call Gina—said that he needed to wait until dinner time. Well, she unpacked the items, putting the cherry tomatoes on the counter in the container. Thinking Nathyn was preoccupied with his toys in the living room, she went to do something in another room. When she came out, he was standing in the hall looking a little guilty.
