Saint Gertrude Parish - Lasne

Begotten by the Father, Christ is life, and he begot life without measure, even giving us his own, and he also invites us to give our lives. To beget means to give life to another. The universe of the living has expanded thanks to this law, which, in the symphony of creation, reaches an admirable crescendo, culminating in the union of man and woman: God created them in his image and entrusted them with the mission of giving life in his image, that is, through love and in love.

From the very beginning, Holy Scripture reveals to us that life, in its highest form—that of the human being—receives the gift of freedom and becomes a drama. Thus, human relationships are also marked by contradiction, even fratricide. Cain perceives his brother Abel as a rival, a threat, and in his frustration, he feels incapable of loving and respecting him. And so come jealousy, envy, and bloodshed (Genesis 4:1-16). God's logic, on the other hand, is entirely different. God remains forever faithful to his plan of love and life; he never tires of supporting humanity even when, like Cain, it obeys the blind instinct of violence in wars, discrimination, racism, and the many forms of slavery.