Meditation: On the seventh day of creation, God rested from all that He had done. On the seventh day of Holy Week, He rested in
Category: Lent
Meditation: On the fifth day, God created the birds to dwell in the sky and fish to dwell in the sea. God created a hierarchy
Meditation: On the fourth day of creation, God created the sun, moon, and stars to mark festival times. These were important times for Israel. Today,
Meditation: On the third day of creation, God created the plants. When God created mankind, he told them to be fruitful and multiply, that is,
Meditation: On the second day of the creation week, God created the firmament, a barrier to separate heaven and earth. God gave the Israelites a
Meditation: On the first day of the creation week, God saw that the world was dark, and so he said, “Let there be light.” On
Meditation: After Jacob dies, Pharaoh and his great chariot army accompany the Israelites as they go to Canaan to bury their father. We read that
Meditation: Jacob worried that when he went to Egypt, his family would remain there and they would not fulfill their duty to God to inherit
Meditation: Genesis is a story about separation and reunion. In the beginning of the book, man becomes separated from God through the original sin, and
Meditation: In today’s reading, Jacob is torn between fulfilling his duty to his father-in-law and following the promises God had given to his family. However,