Tropical Storm Harvey has been referred to a disaster of Biblical Proportions, defined as something that happens on such a large scale it could be in the Bible.

We all know there are some pretty epic disasters recorded in the Bible. Topping most people’s list of Top 10 “God’s talking…so listen!” moments, is the great Flood of 2348 BCE.

That storm, so we’re told, took out the entire World. I imagine, to Noah and his crew, it WAS water, water everywhere!

Logic tells me, it wasn’t the whole planet, just a place where there was someone left to tell the story.

When I think about the world in 2348 BCE (Before the Common Era), they were certainly not tech savvy. There were no news reports coming from the other side of the planet…if there was one. There was no electricity, people!

The only way any information was spread, was word of mouth and handwritten accounts. It’s not unlike the kid’s game Telephone, which when you think about it, was only funny if the original statement got really screwed up…which it always did.

My point in writing this post, is not to rebuke the Bible, but rather to put it in perspective and look for the message.

Harvey and other natural disasters are also called Acts of God (a term Insurance companies can use to their advantage). We know that he didn’t take out the whole World, but is Bible worthy.

Maybe the message is, after we help our fellow spirits from having too much water get on their feet, we should continue to care. There will be Californians that would do anything for rain, losing everything to fire. We have to help them from having too little water.

I believe the message is, don’t wait for a disaster.

One more thing about Noah…he got me 10 minutes staring at the stature of Mary in the corner in 2^nd grade. I was serious when I asked what they did with all the poop on the Arc. But, apparently my classmates thought I was entertaining them…and they were a great audience. Sister Edna, not so much.

These days, I’d ask her if all the humans aboard, were vegetarians.