Mason on Nostr: Okay, I am starting with Genesis 1. I’m doing this from a Catholic POV, and I am ...
Okay, I am starting with Genesis 1. I’m doing this from a Catholic POV, and I am going to be using the Great Adventure Bible Timeline from Genesis to Revelation. I am using this as a meditation, and hopefully, you take something from this. I just want to get this out there as well but I am going to use Grok and ChatGPT for the editing and spellchecking of my writings moving forward. I don’t know why but I just wanted to get it out there.
Before we start, I know that Catholicism isn’t the religion for everyone and that there are different religions in the world. This is my point of view, and I would be happy to have a conversation around religion and God—how we are all trying to figure this out together. I hope that this long-term study and commentary just adds to the body of knowledge that one can use to help understand a little more. I don’t know why I am called to use the Bible, but I am—just like a Jew uses the Torah and a Muslim uses the Quran. We are just called because, at the end of the day, we all understand that “letting go and letting God” helps you release your excellence into the world and help those around you. We are all called to love and create, and I think that is what binds us all. God is love.
What I’m going to be doing moving forward is creating commentary on each chapter in the Bible, and hopefully, something resonates with you along the way. This is going to be a long-term project that I am going to be posting to my account.
Genesis 1: The Creation Story
TL;DR: God creates the universe in six days, culminating in humanity, made in His image, with dominion over the earth. He declares creation “very good” and rests on the seventh day, establishing a rhythm of work and rest.
This isn’t meant to be taken literally, I assume, but more figuratively. This is how God created the Universe and the Earth from a macro standpoint. I can’t get over the theme of turning chaos into order—remember it.
“The earth was without form and void, and darkness was over the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God was hovering over the face of the waters. And God said, ‘Let there be light,’ and there was light.” (Genesis 1:2-3)
Right there, God moves into the chaos and creates order with just His word. God created everything for a purpose and in a specific and divine order—something mathematical, fixed, repetitive, and harmonic. Even the structure and literary style of Genesis 1 depicts that the author was pointing to order.
Day 1: Light
Day 2: Sky
Day 3: Land, Sea, and Vegetation
Day 4: Sun, Moon, and Stars
Day 5: Birds and Sea Creatures
Day 6: Land Animals and Humans
Day 7: Rest
What I find fascinating regarding the macro creation story is how God creates something—let’s say light on Day 1—and then explains what governs the light (the sun) on Day 4. There is reasoning for things. It’s as if everything has a place.
“And God said, ‘Let there be lights in the expanse of the heavens to separate the day from the night. And let them be for signs and for seasons, and for days and years.’” (Genesis 1:14)
It’s a crazy concept if you think about it. Order. I know I’ve mentioned it a few times, so sorry for being repetitive.
On a micro level, we are wild things. Deep down inside all of us is a wild animal, but over time, we have become more orderly and less chaotic through religious values weaved into the framework of society and as a result society flourishes. As humans, we didn’t need our DNA to change to allow this to happen—we changed our way of thinking. We understand that with order comes peace, and when there is peace, there is prosperity.
“And God saw that the light was good. And God separated the light from the darkness.” (Genesis 1:4)
This separation of light from darkness isn’t just physical; it’s a model for what happens when we embrace order in our own lives.
If you do it on a micro level, then it can happen on a macro level. If it can happen on the macro level, then it can happen on a micro level. It’s the fractal nature of God’s work and the patterns that show up over and over again.
Another big takeaway from Genesis 1 is that God is the creator who brings order out of chaos just by His word alone.
“And God said, ‘Let the earth sprout vegetation, plants yielding seed, and fruit trees bearing fruit in which is their seed, each according to its kind, on the earth.’ And it was so.” (Genesis 1:11)
This is a big theme—God doesn’t create for any specific reason; He just does. Everything that God made in the creation story is intentional, and it happens for a reason. The holy author declares everything that He makes as “good” when it is made, indicating that everything is born good and then corrupted over time by external influences.
“And God saw everything that he had made, and behold, it was very good.” (Genesis 1:31)
Humanity is created in God’s image and is entrusted with taking care of the earth and all the life on it.
I also think it’s interesting that humanity was formed on Day 6.
“Then God said, ‘Let us make man in our image, after our likeness. And let them have dominion over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the heavens and over the livestock and over all the earth and over every creeping thing that creeps on the earth.’” (Genesis 1:26)
This idea that humans were created for dominion—and responsibility—speaks to our higher calling. But Day 6 also carries a darker connotation when tied to the “number of the beast.” It’s like humanity is incomplete without Day 7—the day of rest—because it’s that rest that brings everything to fulfillment.
Humans are made for labor, leisure, and love.
Genesis 1 is a reminder that God doesn’t just create—He orders. He doesn’t just give us a world to live in; He gives us the structure to thrive in. The rhythm of creation—of chaos to order, work to rest—reflects the rhythm we’re called to live by.
#damus #grownostr #catholic #god #love #peace
Before we start, I know that Catholicism isn’t the religion for everyone and that there are different religions in the world. This is my point of view, and I would be happy to have a conversation around religion and God—how we are all trying to figure this out together. I hope that this long-term study and commentary just adds to the body of knowledge that one can use to help understand a little more. I don’t know why I am called to use the Bible, but I am—just like a Jew uses the Torah and a Muslim uses the Quran. We are just called because, at the end of the day, we all understand that “letting go and letting God” helps you release your excellence into the world and help those around you. We are all called to love and create, and I think that is what binds us all. God is love.
What I’m going to be doing moving forward is creating commentary on each chapter in the Bible, and hopefully, something resonates with you along the way. This is going to be a long-term project that I am going to be posting to my account.
Genesis 1: The Creation Story
TL;DR: God creates the universe in six days, culminating in humanity, made in His image, with dominion over the earth. He declares creation “very good” and rests on the seventh day, establishing a rhythm of work and rest.
This isn’t meant to be taken literally, I assume, but more figuratively. This is how God created the Universe and the Earth from a macro standpoint. I can’t get over the theme of turning chaos into order—remember it.
“The earth was without form and void, and darkness was over the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God was hovering over the face of the waters. And God said, ‘Let there be light,’ and there was light.” (Genesis 1:2-3)
Right there, God moves into the chaos and creates order with just His word. God created everything for a purpose and in a specific and divine order—something mathematical, fixed, repetitive, and harmonic. Even the structure and literary style of Genesis 1 depicts that the author was pointing to order.
Day 1: Light
Day 2: Sky
Day 3: Land, Sea, and Vegetation
Day 4: Sun, Moon, and Stars
Day 5: Birds and Sea Creatures
Day 6: Land Animals and Humans
Day 7: Rest
What I find fascinating regarding the macro creation story is how God creates something—let’s say light on Day 1—and then explains what governs the light (the sun) on Day 4. There is reasoning for things. It’s as if everything has a place.
“And God said, ‘Let there be lights in the expanse of the heavens to separate the day from the night. And let them be for signs and for seasons, and for days and years.’” (Genesis 1:14)
It’s a crazy concept if you think about it. Order. I know I’ve mentioned it a few times, so sorry for being repetitive.
On a micro level, we are wild things. Deep down inside all of us is a wild animal, but over time, we have become more orderly and less chaotic through religious values weaved into the framework of society and as a result society flourishes. As humans, we didn’t need our DNA to change to allow this to happen—we changed our way of thinking. We understand that with order comes peace, and when there is peace, there is prosperity.
“And God saw that the light was good. And God separated the light from the darkness.” (Genesis 1:4)
This separation of light from darkness isn’t just physical; it’s a model for what happens when we embrace order in our own lives.
If you do it on a micro level, then it can happen on a macro level. If it can happen on the macro level, then it can happen on a micro level. It’s the fractal nature of God’s work and the patterns that show up over and over again.
Another big takeaway from Genesis 1 is that God is the creator who brings order out of chaos just by His word alone.
“And God said, ‘Let the earth sprout vegetation, plants yielding seed, and fruit trees bearing fruit in which is their seed, each according to its kind, on the earth.’ And it was so.” (Genesis 1:11)
This is a big theme—God doesn’t create for any specific reason; He just does. Everything that God made in the creation story is intentional, and it happens for a reason. The holy author declares everything that He makes as “good” when it is made, indicating that everything is born good and then corrupted over time by external influences.
“And God saw everything that he had made, and behold, it was very good.” (Genesis 1:31)
Humanity is created in God’s image and is entrusted with taking care of the earth and all the life on it.
I also think it’s interesting that humanity was formed on Day 6.
“Then God said, ‘Let us make man in our image, after our likeness. And let them have dominion over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the heavens and over the livestock and over all the earth and over every creeping thing that creeps on the earth.’” (Genesis 1:26)
This idea that humans were created for dominion—and responsibility—speaks to our higher calling. But Day 6 also carries a darker connotation when tied to the “number of the beast.” It’s like humanity is incomplete without Day 7—the day of rest—because it’s that rest that brings everything to fulfillment.
Humans are made for labor, leisure, and love.
Genesis 1 is a reminder that God doesn’t just create—He orders. He doesn’t just give us a world to live in; He gives us the structure to thrive in. The rhythm of creation—of chaos to order, work to rest—reflects the rhythm we’re called to live by.
#damus #grownostr #catholic #god #love #peace