"Those parts of the female body that are connected with motherhood have always been regarded with honor. In the Gospel, a woman says to Jesus, 'Blessed is the womb that bore you and the breasts which nursed you!'(Lk. 11:27 NKJV). These words, spoken in reference to Mary, the second Eve, are a celebration of motherhood and femininity.
"When Eve first became a mother, she praised God: 'I have begotten a man with the help of the Lord.' Eve's prayer expresses just how significant the blessing of fertility is. The woman's body becomes the place where new human beings are conceived — where the divine image is passed on.
"Human beings don't create new life on their own — ultimately it's God who calls all life into existence. …
"God not only creates life, he sustains it ….
"Eve was fully aware of God's work in her life. In bringing forth a child, she knew that she and her husband were working in cooperation with God.
"There are many differences between the state of innocence enjoyed by Adam and Eve in the beginning and the state of sinfulness they ushered in. But there is also continuity. Even though sin has entered the world, each and every new human being still bears the image of God. This is what gives procreation such immense dignity."
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