One of the questions that came to my mind when I read the story of Cain and Abel was why God accepted Abel's offer but did not accept Cain's offer. The text itself does not tell us why Abel's offering is more palatable to the Lord than Cain's offering. Cain, as a farmer, brings to the Lord an offering of the fruit of the ground, a vegetable offering. Cain could have done better, but he chose not to for some reason. I think this way because in the story, God confronted Cain. God told Cain that if he did well, his offer would be accepted and that he would have nothing to worry about. However, since God did not accept his offer, and his mind was filled with worries, it could be said that he did not do his best. Perhaps he thought that the all-knowing God would not notice. Abel, as a shepherd, brings to the Lord the first of the fruits of his flock, a blood offering.

Though we may be tempted to place value on blood offering above that of vegetable offering, there is really no supportive evidence for that evaluation. Both offerings were hon

God has regard for Abel's offering but no regard for Cain's, just why we are left wondering. Cain, feeling unacceptable, reacts with anger and resentment. God comes to Cain with the challenge to address his own life and reason for living. He reminds him his job is to do his best and trust God. He also tells Cain about sin, describing it as a predatory animal couching at the door. And he holds Cain accountable, telling him he is responsible for his actions no matter what the nature of sin is or what feelings he may be experiencing.

Amazingly children brought up in the same household will turn out radically different. Some people just seem to need a lot more love than others and they do some crazy things in that pursuit. And some children seem to need much more love than their siblings, even more than their parents have to give. Some children have a consuming need for love, and no matter what the parents do, the child is not left feeling loved. It is easy to blame the parents for not finding a way to love them but sometimes children are so desperate for love that they won't let themselves be loved. Perhaps Cai

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