*Sacred Scripture* Noah’s Ark – Hicks
April 9
Two by two, animals file into the Ark of Noah of the Old Testament in order to be saved from the Great Flood. Artwork by E. Hicks.
Gn 6:14-22
Preparation for the Flood.
14Make yourself an ark of gopherwood,* equip the ark with various compartments, and cover it inside and out with pitch.
15This is how you shall build it: the length of the ark will be three hundred cubits, its width fifty cubits, and its height thirty cubits.*
16Make an opening for daylight* and finish the ark a cubit above it. Put the ark’s entrance on its side; you will make it with bottom, second and third decks.
17I, on my part, am about to bring the flood waters on the earth, to destroy all creatures under the sky in which there is the breath of life; everything on earth shall perish.h
18I will establish my covenant with you. You shall go into the ark, you and your sons, your wife and your sons’ wives with you.i
19Of all living creatures you shall bring two of every kind into the ark, one male and one female,* to keep them alive along with you.
20Of every kind of bird, of every kind of animal, and of every kind of thing that crawls on the ground, two of each will come to you, that you may keep them alive.
21Moreover, you are to provide yourself with all the food that is to be eaten, and store it away, that it may serve as provisions for you and for them.
22Noah complied; he did just as God had commanded him.*
https://bible.usccb.org/bible/genesis/6
Gn 7:1-5
1Then the LORD said to Noah: Go into the ark, you and all your household, for you alone in this generation have I found to be righteous before me.a
2Of every clean animal, take with you seven pairs, a male and its mate; and of the unclean animals, one pair, a male and its mate;
3likewise, of every bird of the air, seven pairs, a male and a female, to keep their progeny alive over all the earth.
4For seven days from now I will bring rain down on the earth for forty days and forty nights, and so I will wipe out from the face of the earth every being that I have made.b
5Noah complied, just as the LORD had commanded.
https://bible.usccb.org/bible/genesis/7
Saying the holy name of Jesus is the simplest way of praying always.
1-A prayer from Raphael the Archangel:
*While you are on this earth, you must praise the Lord God and give him thanks.
2-A prayer from Tobit and Tobias:
*They began to sing hymns of praise, giving thanks for all the mighty deeds God had done while his angel Raphael had been with them.
3-A simple Jesus prayer:
*Lord, Lord, Jesus Christ…Son of God…have mercy on me…Be kind to others…Work Hard…Be joyful.
4-Another prayer:
*When all that God asks of us is to be quiet and keep ourselves at peace-attentive to the secret work He is beginning in our souls-Be Empty and See That I Am God.
I love you, Lord, my strength. The Lord is my rock, my fortress and my deliverer; my God is my rock, in whom I take refuge, my shield and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold.
Ps 18:1–2