The Scriptorium · The Procession · Day 3 of 365
Day 3: The Thing Crouching at the Door
Genesis 5-6 · Matthew 4 and Psalm 3 · Douay-Rheims
Station: The Forty
Today's reading
- Genesis 5
- Genesis 6
- Matthew 4
- Psalm 3
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On today's reading
Genesis 4:1–5:32 — The Thing Crouching at the Door
Two brothers bring God an offering. Abel brings "of the firstlings of his flock, and of their fat" — the firstborn, and the best cut off the top. Cain brings "of the fruits of the earth." The Lord has respect to Abel and to his offerings, and to Cain's he has none. Cain is "exceedingly angry," and his countenance falls.
Genesis 6:1-8:22 — The Door in the Side
Before the water came, the problem was not the weather.
Psalm 3 (3 modern) — Surrounded, and He Slept
David is running for his life. His own son has taken the throne and wants him dead. He goes up the ascent of mount Olivet "going up and weeping, walking barefoot, and with his head covered" (2 Kings 15:30) — a king with no city, an army that just changed sides, and a boy at the head of the men hunting him.
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