Alright, I am over my Friday night insanity with all the elders from chapter 5 . . . It is difficult to get past the teachings that were absorbed into my very young brain in Catholic school, not meaning Catholic school was wrong but rather that I still have a difficult time letting go of the real truth of the beginning of the bible. We all do this, we so want to believe that it is true and scientific. To quote Father Robert Barron, “My hope is that those who are tripped up by the beginning of the book of Genesis can make a small but essential interpretive adjustment and see these writings as they were meant to be seen: not as primitive science, but as exquisite theology.”
True! 
The story of Noah is one about covenant. The covenant between God and man. Let’s face it, the world is full of sin. The story of Noah is really profound, as are many of the stories in Genesis. If you really look deeply into it you see that this narrative shows the true love of God.  Right here at the beginning of the bible we see that God is showing that He is hurt by humans. God is not looking to hurt us, He is simply trying to teach us to live according to His plan. 
I am learning to look at these stories individually, to find the true meaning. What is more beautiful than a covenant with God, God telling us that he will never abandon us? Even though this message is so simple, it is not always easy to remember, at least not for me. Sometimes in the trials of life, when God should feel most present, it doesn’t feel as if God is there. But that is exactly the time that God is there . . . quietly listening to our hearts, waiting for the silent prayer that only He can hear.