Bible

Each of the readings from the Bible had something interesting in them, but I chose the two below to write about.

I wonder what creation looked like in the beginning. "And God looked at everything that He had made, and behold, it was very good." When at the ocean or some other beautiful place, I am in awe. How much more incredible must it have been before the things that limit our experience such as pollution and extinction. A more whole, beautiful world. Just as in the physical, the human experience can also be more whole and beautiful if we nurture each other and pursue peace.

The reading about Jacob was interesting and a few things stood out to me. 1) Jacob was left alone, 2) Jacob wrestled in darkness, and 3) Jacob's persistence was blessed. How often do we struggle with things alone? I've heard it's darkest before the dawn, and sometimes that really seems true. But when we hang in there and push toward what's good and right, we are blessed.