Comments on: Genesis 2:5-25

By: Sitham A

Sitham A — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 21:14:57 +0000

Whenever it comes to this passage I am struggling with the Tree of Knowledge – and can\’t stop asking the simple question: why is there this threat of death for the very moment when real understanding, the knowledge of Good and Evil, is to be achieved?

OK – it is paradise – not our real life which is impregnated at every single moment with testimonies of Good and Evil – but wouldn\’t it be oh so necessary to complete the peace of that very creative moment by furthering the full depth of understanding?

And I truly empathize with Dot – the naming is really great, as giving a name acknowledges existence, individuality and value of the other. It is the bringing into ones own being the reality of the other. Furthermore the choice of name becomes relevant – as name can be imprinted program and fate. By that the act of \’naming\’, appropriated by the first human, is an indicator of taking responsibility, leadership ( of the cooperative style I would like to believe ) and care.

By: Andy W

Andy W — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 22:53:43 +0000

God, God, God

I love the way all this happens around God. This passage speaks so much of the how God is in control. I guess we sometimes miss Him so we cannot recongise how God wants to lead us, so we take control off Him. Neat and scary at the same time.

By: Steve

Steve — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 22:40:04 +0000

\’It’s not good for the Man to be alone\’

I enjoy company but there are times I love being alone……a lot, an awful lot!
Having been single for 36 and a half years and living on my own for 10 years until I got married last year I have realised, reflecting on a year and a half of marriage to a lovely wife with an beautiful, inherrited daughter, that we\’re not…I\’m not… designed to be alone.
I still love being alone and still crave my own space, perhaps now more than ever…..but too much being alone for me far from helping me, actually hinders me, I can often dwell on my failures and weaknesses to the point of selfish indulgence. I now have a wife who at times has to tell me to \’snap out of it\’ (and I love her for it…..although not necessarily at the time!!) or who can walk with me and put perspective on things in a way that I can\’t.

By: Dot

Dot — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 14:59:06 +0000

for me the naming thing is fascinating!! In our family we have had to have naming ceremonies for the soft toys – and believe me we have a lot!! I had to pray for the toys!! and name them… I have named my guitar – yes sad I know! but it is by naming things and people that somehow we can articulate our journey….and that can sometimes be helpful to others

It is often by naming things that any fear related to them becomes slightly smaller too -

By: richard w

richard w — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 12:45:43 +0000

“no shame”
I’ve been trying to imagine a world with no shame. Relationships with no shame, religion/spirituality with no shame, whole hearted, uninhibited life with no shame. I’m finding it an incredibly exciting idea and at the same time, as it really sinks in, so foreign that’s it’s hard to fully take in.
I wanna be shameless!