Leaving the Garden
“Before we can really appreciate this beautiful narrative about what it means to be a human, we must peel off some of the layers that tradition and the patriarchy has erroneously placed on it: 1. The snake is not the devil. 2. The woman is not a weak-willed temptress, and 3. This is not a passage about sin.”
Meditation by The Rev. Dr. Elizabeth Peterson
Sunday, February 22, 2026

