--- title: Daily Readings Reflection 2/10/09 description: Daily Readings Reflection 2/10/09 --- [![catholic-mom-logo-v2](https://www.catholicmom.com/hubfs/_catholicmom/images/catholic-mom-logo-v2.svg "catholic-mom-logo-v2")](https://www.catholicmom.com/) [![facebook](https://www.catholicmom.com/hubfs/_catholicmom/icons/social-icon-facebook.svg)](http://www.facebook.com/CatholicMomCommunity) [![twitter](https://www.catholicmom.com/hubfs/_catholicmom/icons/social-icon-twitter.svg)](http://twitter.com/CatholicMomCom) [![instagram](https://www.catholicmom.com/hubfs/_catholicmom/icons/social-icon-instagram.svg)](http://instagram.com/catholicmomcommunity) [![youtube](https://www.catholicmom.com/hubfs/_catholicmom/icons/social-icon-youtube.svg)](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCAuUqHCVPDzyMgSMaMZxxug?view_as=subscriber) [![search-icon](https://www.catholicmom.com/hubfs/_catholicmom/icons/search-icon.svg)](https://www.catholicmom.com/articles/2009/02/10/daily-readings-reflection-21009#) # Daily Readings Reflection 2/10/09 Feb 10, 2009 3:00:31 AM  |  by [Guest](https://www.catholicmom.com/articles/author/guest) **Reflection on the Daily Readings for 2/09/09 by Fr. Bertrand Buby, SM** [Today's Readings](http://www.usccb.org/nab/readings/021009.shtml) Scripture: Tuesday of 5th week. Feb.10,2009. Genesis 1:2:4. Psalm 8:4-5.6-7.8-9. Mark 7:1-13. Lectionary # 330: Psalm 8 was the Psalm chosen for celebrating one of the greatest of human achievements, the landing on the moon.  It is a perfect prayer for that occasion and it is even more perfect for praising God for the creation of all forms of life in today's reading about day five, six, and seven.  We are listening to the tradition called the Priestly Tradition so praise is fitting to God our loving creator.  The writer of Psalm 8 realized this and in some respects was reflecting on one of the most gracious and magnanimous acts of God recorded in the history of humankind! "Let us make us make Adamah (humankind) in our image, after our likeness...God created Adamah (humanbeings) in his image: in the divine image he created Adamah, male and female he created them." (Genesis 1:26-27). Today then we read of vegetative life, sentient life--marine and terrestrial-- and rational creatures coming into existence in kairos time (not chronological time) in the one who hands down this inspired account. All comes from God when it is a question of life that is rendered so beautifully and dignified in the Genesis account. Our dignity as men and women is given through the creative love of God for us and when we think about it, it is from this passage that the commandment of love of our neighbor is founded in the mind and action of God for this universe.   We all are children of God and should realize this each day of our lives as we interact with one another as brothers and sisters in the family of God our loving Creator. The peaceful beginning should be continued in every generation, but as our story unfolds we discover we have not paid attention to the original happy thought of our beginnings.  As believers we have the summons to re-create this beginning each day, at least, in the realm of life and action where we are now. Unity and peace can only come about with all of us endeavoring to re-create what God gave us at the beginning. This effort requires of us to use our God-given highest gifts of intellect, will, and creative imagination. Our passage from Mark shows the time of the Church after Jesus even though Mark puts this into the life of Jesus. It is a sad passage for Mark is showing us the separation of the People of God (the Jews) from the Gentile Christians and those Jews who came over to belief in Jesus as the Messiah.  There is a certain polemical thrust to the passage that belittles the practices dear to the People of God, Jesus' own people.  The religious practices and rituals of another religion are not to be treated in that fashion. Until the three great monotheistic religions offer such respect and dignity to one another we will not have peace and unity in this world. 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