From Very Good to Despicable - Beware!
Tuesday, 6th week in Ordinary Time
Gen 6: 5-8, 7: 1-5,10; Mk 8: 14-21
The narrator records in the book of Genesis that the Lord, when the entire creation was in its place little by little, felt that they were good. But when God made the human person, God felt that was VERY GOOD. Nowhere did God regret for having created the rest of the creation. But for having created the human persons, God did...and we hear that in today's Word. Human beings slid rapidly from a grade so high as 'very good' to a grade as despicable as God looking to wipe them off from the face of the earth. Thanks to Noah, the things worked out differently.
One Noah, became the turning point for entire humanity and entire creation, as the story goes. Can we be that one person who can stand up and make a difference? If I have to be so, first of all I have to beware of the influence of sin and sinfulness which can pervade my entire being without my realisation and change my nature - as does the yeast that leavens the entire dough. Secondly, the challenge is that I need to keep my goodness growing, my light shining, that I could become that influence that can compensate for the evil around. What is my status today: anywhere between very good and despicable?