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Genesis 2:8-17 NIV

Harmony in life hinges on one command…

• Not unfair or unreasonable
• God determines the rules
• Command is for our good
• Reveals human dignity
• Prohibition is not knowledge

The command not to eat of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil would then mean that Adam and Eve were not to aspire to that maturity possessed only by God, whereby they might consider themselves to be independent of him and able enjoy a fulfilled life by taking matters into their own hands and making their own decisions for their future welfare. - Daniel Fuller

Take, Lord, and receive all my liberty,

My memory, my understanding

And my entire will,

All I have and call my own.

You have given all to me.

To you, Lord, I return it.

Everything is yours; do with it what you will.

Give me only your love and your grace.

That is enough for me.

Amen.

(St. Ignatius of Loyola)