Numbers 5–High Five, or Lows? Victoria Ryan, June 22, 2021July 15, 2021 Summer Fun with Numbers in the Bible. Steps 1 and 2 of Guided Meditation: Relax. Ask God to sit with you. Bring up any concerns you have. Read the prompt: As we have already seen, not all numbers are “symbolic” in the bible. Rather, certain numbers just make us think…
Numbers 4–Earth, Soil, Gospels, Lengthy Victoria Ryan, June 17, 2021July 15, 2021 Summer Fun with the biblical meaning of numbers continues with FOUR. Steps 1 & 2 for meditation/contemplation: Relax. Ask Jesus to join you. Read the following prompt: FOUR symbolizes the world, the material universe. There are four directions (north, south, east, west), four seasons, and four earth elements (earth air,…
Numbers 3–What does it mean to you? Victoria Ryan, June 15, 2021July 15, 2021 We continue our Summer Fun with Biblical Numbers with a short meditation on the number Three. Step 1: Still yourself and your surroundings. Step 2: Start by inviting God to sit with you. Read today’s prompt: In the bible, “three” symbolizes the Trinity and the theme of Divine Completeness, or perfection. The word “third” means a “short…
Numbers 2–Opposites or Puzzle Pieces? Victoria Ryan, June 10, 2021July 15, 2021 Duality is often the symbolic meaning of the number two in biblical texts: either opposing entities like light/dark, good/evil, Alpha/Omega; or complementary elements like material world/spiritual world, human/divine, male/female. Two may symbolize a pair, a couple, twins, or a choice. Modern Christians often think of Old Testament/New Testament, two of…
Numbers 1–Is the Bible Wrong??? Victoria Ryan, June 8, 2021July 15, 2021 One symbolizes primacy, singleness, individual, absoluteness, first or best. There is one butterfly in this image, and one source of light. Your church has one altar, one tabernacle, one baptismal font and one pulpit. We have one Communion. There is one Lord of all. In the words of Saint Terese…
Numbers Zero and God Victoria Ryan, June 3, 2021June 3, 2021 We begin our Summer Fun with Biblical Numbers with a guided meditation on zero. Step 1: Still yourself and your surroundings. Step 2: Start with the Sign of the Cross, welcome God, and read today’s prompt: Zero has an interesting history. Many ancient cultures had no numeral for it. The…