The Place of the Storm

The texts in the Roman Catholic lectionary today indicate some separation between humanity and the Divine. The Book of Genesis explains the great flood for which Noah built his ark as the consequence of the decline of humanity into a state where the thoughts of their hearts were continually evil. The response of our hearts and Spirit to the events of life can precipitate a “me first” approach. “What’s in it for me?” may be at the root of the bad yeast of the Pharisees which Jesus warns against in the episode from the Gospel of mark. The psalmist understands the awesome Presence. The storm, as fierce as we have known is a pale shadow of the power of the Divine. It is in the still breeze that Genesis tells us humanity can encounter the Divine. Is there a place for the Storm?