Today's First Reading
God created man in his image;
in the divine image he created him;
male and female he created them.
God blessed them, saying:
"Be fertile and multiply;
fill the earth and subdue it.
Have dominion over the fish of the sea, the birds of the air,
and all the living things that move on the earth."
God also said:
"See, I give you every seed-bearing plant all over the earth
and every tree that has seed-bearing fruit on it to be your food;
and to all the animals of the land, all the birds of the air,
and all the living creatures that crawl on the ground,
I give all the green plants for food."
And so it happened.
God looked at everything he had made, and he found it very good.
Evening came, and morning followed–the sixth day.
I sometimes get real ticked off when people tell me the Church or Chrisianity is anti woman. Some focus on the passages in the bible that look like they put women down. Other focus on the fact that women cannot be priests. I try to remind them that God created Man AND WOMAN in HIS image. We are meant to be together. It takes two to tango as they say.
The oher thing about today's reading is that it puts the other things of the world into perspective. God gave us dominion over the "things' of the world. Work is to be put into perspective. It is a gift from God and as such - it should neither rule us or demean us.
Finding a work balance can be hard, but keeping it in perspective when things get complicated takes prayer.
In my current job, I am blessed to be less than 10 feet away from the adoration chapel. I have to admit that I have walked through that chapel sacristy to get to my office and promised myself that I would return to pray after I have settled in. I get busy of course and soon the day is past and since I am "working" for the good of the Catholic Church raising money for the Catholic school, I excuse myself from praying.
Not a good thing.
If I kept the work relationship with God into perspective - I would realize that it is God first I should greet in the morning.
Pause and reflect on this beautiful reading today.
How do you see God's balance in your relationships, work and prayer life?
in the divine image he created him;
male and female he created them.
God blessed them, saying:
"Be fertile and multiply;
fill the earth and subdue it.
Have dominion over the fish of the sea, the birds of the air,
and all the living things that move on the earth."
God also said:
"See, I give you every seed-bearing plant all over the earth
and every tree that has seed-bearing fruit on it to be your food;
and to all the animals of the land, all the birds of the air,
and all the living creatures that crawl on the ground,
I give all the green plants for food."
And so it happened.
God looked at everything he had made, and he found it very good.
Evening came, and morning followed–the sixth day.
I sometimes get real ticked off when people tell me the Church or Chrisianity is anti woman. Some focus on the passages in the bible that look like they put women down. Other focus on the fact that women cannot be priests. I try to remind them that God created Man AND WOMAN in HIS image. We are meant to be together. It takes two to tango as they say.
The oher thing about today's reading is that it puts the other things of the world into perspective. God gave us dominion over the "things' of the world. Work is to be put into perspective. It is a gift from God and as such - it should neither rule us or demean us.
Finding a work balance can be hard, but keeping it in perspective when things get complicated takes prayer.
In my current job, I am blessed to be less than 10 feet away from the adoration chapel. I have to admit that I have walked through that chapel sacristy to get to my office and promised myself that I would return to pray after I have settled in. I get busy of course and soon the day is past and since I am "working" for the good of the Catholic Church raising money for the Catholic school, I excuse myself from praying.
Not a good thing.
If I kept the work relationship with God into perspective - I would realize that it is God first I should greet in the morning.
Pause and reflect on this beautiful reading today.
How do you see God's balance in your relationships, work and prayer life?
