There are control issues in the Mass readings today. The issue is who has it and who wants it.
In Genesis we have the man and the woman and the serpent. In Matthew we have Jesus and the devil.
Who has control? Who wants it?
It seems that, whenever there is turmoil in us, whenever there is discomfort in our relationships, and wherever there is disarray in our world, there is someone who is trying to take control. Somebody wants to be in control.
In Genesis, the man and the woman and the serpent all want to be in control. We know how that turned out.
In Matthew the devil wants to be in control. We know how that works.
It seems that the only one who didn’t have a control issue is Jesus. He let the word of God and the will of God be in control!
Jesus is the only one who didn’t need to be in control.
With Open Doors 
Life is so much easier when we submit ourselves to His Holy Will!
JoAnne Lacey
We spend a life time plumming the depths of all that this means for us and our Lord!!