June 10, 2012 Baptism of Maggie Jonas Pentecost 2, Proper 5, Year B Genesis 3:8-15 Last week on Trinity Sunday, John spoke about the three ways of thinking about and being in relationship with God. This morning’s story from Genesis can be easily placed into the “God the Father” category. Here we see God as Creator of the world and humankind and as Parent, trying to guard and guide his progeny, Adam and Eve. As we prepare to baptize little Maggie Jonas this morning into the Body of Christ, it seems like the perfect time to see what kind of parenting tips we can pick up from God who is dealing with his own fairly incalcitrant children. 1. Sometimes the real meaning of a story is more important than its historicity. The stories of the seven days of creation and Adam and Eve’s beginnings cause great angst for well-meaning literalists who want to know exactly when these two people lived and how our earth came into being. But that is not what t...