Letter # 22: "Wednesday"

It's Wednesday.
If Monday is the first day of the week, then Wednesday is the third. This is what happened on the "third day" in the Biblical account:Genesis 9-13: "And God said, 'Let the water under the sky be gathered to one place, and let dry ground appear.' And it was so. 10 God called the dry ground 'land,' and the gathered waters he called 'seas.' And God saw that it was good. 11 Then God said, 'Let the land produce vegetation: seed-bearing plants and trees on the land that bear fruit with seed in it, according to their various kinds.' And it was so. 12 The land produced vegetation: plants bearing seed according to their kinds and trees bearing fruit with seed in it according to their kinds. And God saw that it was good. 13 And there was evening, and there was morning—the third day." You will note that, life, beginning with vegetation, was created on the third day. This parallels the theory of evolution, in which plants evolve before animals do.
"He it is who sends down water from heaven, then we bring forth with it buds of all plants." says the Koran (6.99). In the Bhagavad Gita, Krishna says, "I am the seed of all existences ... there is no end to My divine manifestation ... Know that all opulent, beautiful, and glorious creations spring from but a spark of My splendour." (10:39-42)
Now let me return to "Wednesday". The name Wednesday comes from Woden, a God of the Norse pantheon. Woden related to Odr, meaning "fury", "excitation", "mind" or "poetry". He is the God of wit, magic, prophesy and poetry. Thus Wednesday is a day of exciting creativity. Keep that in mind. Stay positive and things will turn for the better.


God Bless; Allah Hu Akbar; May The Forces Of The Universe Bring You Harmony; Hare Krishna; Radha-Swami; and Nanak Naam Chardi Kala Tere Bhane Sarbat Dha Bhalla.

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References: "The Holy Bible" Online version; "The Koran" as translated by SV Mir Ahmed Ali 2005 ISBN 0-9761870-0-0); "The Bhagavad Gita As it Is" as translated by Srila Prabhupada ISBN 0-89213-268-X; The Srimad Bhagavatum as translated by Srila Prabhupada ISBN0-89213-259-0; "I Am That. Talks With Sri Nisargadatta Maharaj” ISBN 0-89386-022-0; The Dhammapada ISBN-10:1-84483-344-5; The Sacred Sukhmani ISBN 81-7205-098-4; Wikipedia.