
Lenten Reflections Week 6 Day 3
Meditation: Genesis is a story about separation and reunion. In the beginning of the book, man becomes separated from God through the original sin, and then separated from his brothers through further sins. At the end of the book, we see the beginning of the reunion of the human family through the reunion of Joseph’s family. In this way, Genesis is a microcosm of the spiritual life. We separate ourselves from each other through sin, but through Christ we are reunited. As Easter approaches, let us be sure to reunite with all those we have wronged and all those who have wronged us. We have all failed before the law of God, and so let us forgive and see forgiveness from one another rather than holding grudges. Reading: Gen 43:26-31, 45:1-16 When Joseph came home, they brought into the house to him the present which they had with them, and