Logos: Genesis 1:1-5

In the beginning when God created the heavens and the earth, the earth was a formless void and darkness covered the face of the deep, while a wind from God swept over the face of the waters. Then God said, "Let there be light"; and there was light. And God saw that the light was good; and God separated the light from the darkness. God called the light Day, and the darkness he called Night. And there was evening and there was morning, the first day.  -Genesis 1:1-5

God’s presence.  Light.  Creation. Imagination. Hope.

The beginning of Genesis is the story that claims for us God’s hand in all creation. Something as basic as the light and the dark, the day and the night, exist as they do because God set the world in motion. 

Someone said to me a few days ago that she didn’t see anything good in 2020.  I don’t feel that way.  Believe me, I am anxious for us to reach the end of this pandemic. I can’t wait to gather with other people, to eat out or go to the mo vies without worrying about sickness and death.  However, look around. See the hope. See what has been done medically to develop treatment and vaccines.  See the healthcare workers battling to save people’s lives. See the light in the darkness.

it works this way because God has set the world in motion. Deep down, most of us know how to love each other, to battle away selfishness and hate.  To care for each other.

I see light at the end of the tunnel, but I also see light in the tunnel. God is here in the hands and feet of those around us, and in your own.