I Set MY Bow In The Clouds

"GOD spoke to Noah and his sons, 'See I AM making a Covenant with you and with your descendants after you; also with every living animal with you: birds, cattle, that is, with every living creature of the earth that came out of the ark.  I establish MY Covenant with you.  Never again will all life be cut off by the waters of a flood, and never again will there be a flood to destroy the earth.'

GOD said, 'This is the sign of the Covenant I make between ME and you, and every animal living with you for all future generations.  I set MY bow in the clouds and it will be a sign of the Covenant between ME and the earth.  When I bring clouds over the earth and the rainbow appears in the clouds, I will remember the Covenant between ME and you and every kind of living creature, so that never again will floodwaters destroy all flesh." - Genesis 9:8-15 

(The Covenant of GOD with humankind and with everything that came from the Ark, means that GOD is interested in everything that people create: their culture, inventions, as well as their legitimate ambitions.  GOD is not only the GOD of believers, HE is the GOD of everyone.  GOD does not want merely to save souls: through human creativity GOD enables people to grow in awareness and responsibility and HE prepares them for divine union through the Holy Spirit.

GOD has not made HIMSELF known to all human groups as HE has done for Israel and later for Christians.  But to every human in every country, HE gives signs of HIS providence and HIS goodness through daily events: this is what HE expresses when HE invites Noah's descendants to see in the rainbow a reminder of HIS Covenant with them.

I set MY bow in the clouds.  Hanging up one's bow was, at that time, making peace.  The rainbow then is the sign of reconciliation between GOD and humankind.)

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