Creation and recreation

The texts of the Roman Catholic Lectionary today bring us to thoughts of Creation and the witness of the natural world to the majesty and power of the Divine. On a brisk winter day, walking along hills, by the sea or near the lake, even in the midst of an urban environment may stimulate thought on the majesty of the encounter given to our senses. Add a chance meeting with one of the other species on the planet and the role of humans in all this is a reflection worth pursuit yet not one which will yield an answer today. We lose our sense of wonder in the why of Creation and we darken our vision and experience with discord, disagreement and doubt. The Gospel of Mark testifies to the crowds at Gennesaret seeing the opportunity to restore the wonder and the mystery through an encounter with the Divine through the healing person of Jesus. Our indwelling Spirit will be drawn to healing. We need to let go!