Each person felt as though there was something missing from their life, but they could not pinpoint just what it was. All everyone could agree on was the fact that they needed to make a change and quick.
As usual, no one acted on their promises to seek out the cause of the sudden increase in madness throughout our nation...except for one student organization on the University of Oklahoma campus in Norman.
This organization was a mixture of philosophy, religious studies, and environmental science majors that wanted to make a difference in our world.
Following Hurricane Harvey destroying Texas, the environmentalist majors had a breakdown. Nothing they wrote out added up to the disaster that took place. Where had this power come from? Who is causing this on our people?
Immediately, the religious studies students bit back. They did not like the idea of blaming a person, as they knew the person they were alluding to was God.
"He would never put such disaster upon us at a time of brokenness!" Blurted one of the young women.
In a peaceful manor, the philosophy students chimed in, "Let's all take a step back for a second...what if we are looking at this all wrong?"
Confused, the religious studies and environmental majors gave the philosophers their attention.
After hours of conversing ideas, the three groups of students came to a consensus as to why our country has been under such distress.
In the first chapter of the bible, God provides his people dominion over the earth. So, they decided that none of this has anything to do with the man upstairs wishing harm upon our people. Instead, they picked up a bible and began to dissect every verse starting from page one.
They stopped after Genesis 1-2. They figured out what has been causing the increase in chaos throughout the lands.
In those verses, God talks about the creation of the heavens and the earth, which most Christians believe, and he also mentions that on the seventh day He rested.
In today's age, we often forget to rest and give praise to God on Sundays. Even the most Christian of Christians will miss church due to other obligations that arise.
"This has to be it!" they all thought to themselves.
Later that week, the organization reached out to the news with their thoughts organized into a presentation. They gave them permission to be on air for the whole world to hear as they knew that even those that did not believe in God would do whatever it takes to stop the chaos of the world.
One month passed since their presentation and, to say the least, they were heard. Stores closed on Sundays, buses drove locals to worship God, and happiness was on the rise.
Who knew, all we needed was a little God to fix a lot of problems.
Author's Note:
The story I read was about the creation of the Heavens, Earth, Adam, and Eve. It included the seven days of creation and ended with Eve being created from Adam's rib. I found it to be quite difficult to base a story off of this topic, so I tried my best. I have been working on my own faith and definitely fall in and out of the habit of attending church, so I figured I would make a little story around Sundays. I tried to demonstrate the chaos of our generation and the fact that there are some days that I feel like I don't have time to eat much less attend a church service. I used that idea and made it be the cause of basically everything bad that's happened in a short span of time (I know, dramatic). Then, of course, the world goes back to giving the people time to breath and worship every Sunday and all is sunshine and rainbows!
Story source: King James Bible (1611): Genesis 1-2.
Hi Natalie! I liked how you were creative with your story. It is a little bit harder to retell a story based of one like Adam and Eve just because it is from the Bible. I was a little confused on how the story related to the organization on campus at first but after re-reading itI understood the point you were trying to make.
ReplyDeleteWow this is really cool! I love genesis. It just so rich in detail of how people saw the world 2000+ years ago. Maybe in your next story you could include the sky ocean, ya know, the blue stuff in the sky? God made air to separate the two bodies of water, the one above and the one below! So all the rain we get actually comes from the rain from the sky ocean, and more than likely it also is the cause of hurricanes when God gets mad about us not resting on Sundays. Oh, you want to pick up that bundle of sticks on a Sunday? Well I hope you are okay with a side of fire, and brimstone for dessert! :)
ReplyDeleteThis was such a creative idea Natalie! I think a lot of people would agree that all you need is to put God back into the center of your life and things will go well for you! God demonstrates many times throughout the Bible that going against his wishes does not go well for you, and he made Sundays for rest! I thought it was really interesting how you made the story based around the campus organization like that, that was a thoughtful and creative way to depict the story we all know so well!
ReplyDeleteI loved the moment when the students came together and realized their need for God. Being of the Christian persuasion, I cheered silently to myself when that moment happened. It's so true though, that the church has lost the importance of a Sabbath for believers. Sometimes it can feel like the world is falling apart because we're so stressed out and can't focus on our source of hope!
ReplyDeleteI'm curious as to how the students were able to get on international television. What astounds me more is that they could convince the world to take a day off. I guess you could call it a miracle I suppose!
I wonder if there could've been an alternate explanation for the world coming back from chaos. I love the idea of everyone honoring the fourth commandment, but perhaps it could be better if you made it not in the result of God's wrath being satisfied, but people begin to learn to relax and trust God. When your eyes are on God, your heart is with others kind of thing. Either way, loved it! Keep up the good writing!