Reflections On Cain & Abel

In the book of Genesis [1] God accepted Abel's offering but not Cain's.  For what reason(s) it did not say but did memorialize the conversations God and Cain had before and after Cain killed his younger brother.  The question is whether God loved Cain less and Abel more?  Stating it another way, did God play favorites?

My answer is a resounding no:  God loved them both.  In fact, God might have loved Cain slightly more because the Bible indicated that God spoke with Cain but there was no evidence that God ever spoke with Abel.  God did not so much as to warn Abel that Cain was thinking of killing him so he could take precautions.  Not too many people have the privilege to speak with God; only the most special ones.  Even after Cain killed Abel, God made sure that Cain was not avenged by putting a mark on him but God never protected Abel from harm.

God however punished Cain by not letting him grow anything from the earth's soil that was forever stained by Abel's blood.  Cain apparently ate well and had the necessary fiber intake as part of his diet.  He later married and had children.  It was a good life.  How Cain got his daily servings of fruits and vegetables remains a mystery. 

Back to the original incident where God preferred Abel's offering more than Cain's, it was not because Abel offered meat and Cain offered fruit and God preferred meat to fruit; it was because Abel took special care with his offering whereas Cain did not with his.

[1]  http://www.usccb.org/bible/genesis/4/