So now it’s your turn to take that seed of faith she sowed into you and spread to others. Seeds of love, faith, strength, wisdom hope, grace, humility, joy and so much more.
God sets aside only the proud. The rest of us sinners are all in line.” Pope Francis in an Associated Press Interview in January, quoted by Cindy Wooden on usccb.org
Without listening together to the Spirit, he said, the church runs the risk of falling prey to ideological divisions. "But where is the Holy Spirit? Watch out, the Gospel is not an idea or an ideology, it is a proclamation that touches and changes your heart. But if you hide in an idea, you are making the Gospel a political party, an ideology or a social club."
The woman saw that the tree was good for food, pleasing to the eyes, and desirable for gaining wisdom. It seems that sin has two components: (1) it’s attractive and (2) it’s about us.