Thursday of Week 6 in Ordinary Time (Year I)
Genesis 9:1-13 | Psalm 101(102):16-21,29,22-23 | Mark 8:27-33
God said, ‘Here is the sign of the Covenant I make between myself and you and every living creature with you for all generations: I set my bow in the clouds and it shall be a sign of the Covenant between me and the earth.’ (Genesis 9:12-13)
What a work of God!
A rainbow is a beauty to behold, its spectrum of hues never failing to lift human spirits. Sadly, the recent weather has not been conducive to these magnificent displays, having been torrentially overcast or blazingly hot, with scarcely anything in between.
We can only pray that, one day soon, we’ll have the right conditions to view this sign of God’s Covenant with us.
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One of the few things I still remember from science class in my childhood days are the colors of the rainbow. Till this day, I can rattle them off without looking them up: Red, Orange, Yellow, Green, Blue, Indigo, Violet.
But I’m also reminded that there are seven aspect of Christian living that align rather neatly with these:
Lord, may we always seek to Repent our sins,
be Obedient to Your will,
Yearn to be reunited with You in heaven,
be Generous to our fellow humans,
be Bold in proclaiming Your Good News to others,
Immerse ourselves in the twin pillars of scripture and tradition, and
be Virtuous to the end.
Amen.