Genesis 1:9-13
The third day completes the ordering of the waters, by gathering the water that is under the sky to allow dry ground appear.
The picture that remains is of chaos and danger all around the edges of the world that is to be inhabited. It previews a condition of there being something, on an ongoing basis, hostile to God and his responding creation. But the creation can be assured God is watching over this situation and has power over it, power exercised for the creation’s blessing (Psalm 104:7-13).
The note about the varieties of plants indicates the order and beauty God intends for his creation.
Prayer:
God, may I love your beauty, and the beauty of all that you have made. There is something of that darkness and chaos within, however. I have done my share of cooperating with that which would work against the joy you intend. The light is good. Your design is wonderful. Your purposes will not fail. Let me love the right things. Through Christ. Amen.
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4 comments:
and so begs the age-old question: why would god create something dark and dangerous, presaging all that which will be hostile to god?
create or allow?
mmmm...
'dark' would be something created.
'dangerous' -- that would be a human perception, no?
'hostile' would be something god allowed?
i think i see your drift: the maker makes the gift, which is freely (?) given, and allows the beloved to do with it as they choose.
Yeah ... It gets back to some of the stuff we talked about going through John's Gospel and all the opposition to Jesus. Without the foil of the darkness would light be as bright? What would Pete Seeger's music have been without injustice to bounce against? Again, though, your basic question remains, whatever the origin of the darkness: Why should it have to work this way? And I guess we have to believe that the meaning comes in pursuing the question.
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