1 So the heavens and the earth were finished, and all the furniture of them. 2 And on the seventh day God ended his work which he had made: and he rested on the seventh day from all his work which he had done. 3 And he blessed the seventh day, and sanctified it: because in it he had rested from all his work which God created and made. 4 These are the generations of the heaven and the earth, when they were created, in the day that the Lord God made the heaven and the earth: 5 And every plant of the field before it sprung up in the earth, and every herb of the ground before it grew: for the Lord God had not rained upon the earth; and there was not a man to till the earth.

6 But a spring rose out of the earth, watering all the surface of the earth. 7 And the Lord God formed man of the slime of the earth: and breathed into his face the breath of life, and man became a living soul. 8 And the Lord God had planted a paradise of pleasure from the beginning: wherein he placed man whom he had formed. 9 And the Lord God brought forth of the ground all manner of trees, fair to behold, and pleasant to eat of: the tree of life also in the midst of paradise: and the tree of knowledge of good and evil. 10 And a river went out of the place of pleasure to water paradise, which from thence is divided into four heads.
Genesis 2:1-10

The breath of life always speaks so loudly. He gave the world life even when we try to believe other wise. Look how hard the people of the world are trying to prove that God doesn't exist or for that matter that he made heaven and earth. But God also breathed life into us so we could learn of him. He gave some knowledge to show us the vastness of the heavens. He gave some the ability to create things to help us understand how he created it all. But we don't look at it that way either. Instead they use that knowledge for evil purposes not for what God intended. He gave us water to keep us alive and we pollute it. We complain when it rains, but we fail to understand that the world we live on needs that rain for it's interior as much as we need water to drink to keep our bodies from dying. Think of the earth as a human body, it's interior suffers as much as our human bodies do. We have been made to co-exist on the earth. Just like we have little bugs on our bodies that co-exist with us. It's all there for a purpose.

21 And God created the great whales, and every living and moving creature, which the waters brought forth, according to their kinds, and every winged fowl according to its kind. And God saw that it was good. 22 And he blessed them, saying: Increase and multiply, and fill the waters of the sea: and let the birds be multiplied upon the earth. 23 And the evening and morning were the fifth day. 24 And God said: Let the earth bring forth the living creature in its kind, cattle and creeping things, and beasts of the earth, according to their kinds. And it was so done. 25 And God made the beasts of the earth according to their kinds, and cattle, and every thing that creepeth on the earth after its kind. And God saw that it was good.

26 And he said: Let us make man to our image and likeness: and let him have dominion over the fishes of the sea, and the fowls of the air, and the beasts, and the whole earth, and every creeping creature that moveth upon the earth. 27 And God created man to his own image: to the image of God he created him: male and female he created them. 28 And God blessed them, saying: Increase and multiply, and fill the earth, and subdue it, and rule over the fishes of the sea, and the fowls of the air, and all living creatures that move upon the earth. 29 And God said: Behold I have given you every herb bearing seed upon the earth, and all trees that have in themselves seed of their own kind, to be your meat: 30 And to all beasts of the earth, and to every fowl of the air, and to all that move upon the earth, and wherein there is life, that they may have to feed upon. And it was so done.
31 And God saw all the things that he had made, and they were very good. And the evening and morning were the sixth day.
Genesis 1:21-31

Reflection

He made all that we see in the way of animals. He made them to procreate, to multiply. We know this insctively that it is in our nature to mate and procreate as well. He didn't make us one way to be by ourselves. The world as we know it would have died long ago. It was his intention for us to be united to those opposite of our selves so we could bring forth life. The animals do this and they thrive. Only time they don't is when we control their outcome. Just as we do when we control how many children are to be born of each family. But we have to remember, when God made us he blessed us and we mock him every chance we get each time we kill a life whether it is young or old. And to think that because he did make us in his image, we do all sorts of things to our bodies to change how we look. Why, is it because we don't want to associate what we look like to his image. The mirror is a good invention, it is there where we are reminded of who made us. After all we are made in his image and likeness. Do we love ourselves? Being satisfied with our appearance tells us how satified we are with God. We truly are made in his image, and I can attest to this truth.

1 In the beginning God created heaven, and earth. 2 And the earth was void and empty, and darkness was upon the face of the deep; and the spirit of God moved over the waters. 3 And God said: Be light made. And light was made. 4 And God saw the light that it was good; and he divided the light from the darkness. 5 And he called the light Day, and the darkness Night; and there was evening and morning one day.

6 And God said: Let there be a firmament made amidst the waters: and let it divide the waters from the waters. 7 And God made a firmament, and divided the waters that were under the firmament, from those that were above the firmament, and it was so. 8 And God called the firmament, Heaven; and the evening and morning were the second day. 9 God also said: Let the waters that are under the heaven, be gathered together into one place: and let the dry land appear. And it was so done. 10 And God called the dry land, Earth; and the gathering together of the waters, he called Seas. And God saw that it was good.
Genesis 1:1-10 (Douay-Rheims Bible)

Reflection:

Something new is about to begin, the birth of a new world and the birth of a new time. Each day I will post ten verses from the Bible starting from the very beginning. We are called to renew the face of the earth and many do not know or have ever read the whole Bible. I have only read it once completely all the way through. Other than what we hear at Mass or our own brief readings, we don't really read it. I have chosen to start at the beginning, like Pentecost, to go out into the whole world and proclaim the Word of God. A journey on the path of faith, hope, and love. We are going to see the face of God as we read and reflect on his creation. The Word itself. I have seen the face of God and through his magnificent word we will see Him again. So stay tuned in each day as the Word of God speaks to our hearts.