CREATION
In the beginning there was nothing…except God…and perhaps an enormous smile.
On the first day God gave us the gift of light. So there is not just darkness, but there is light and dark. God gave us the gift of the light that all light comes from. When God saw the light, God said, “It is good.” And that was the end of the first day.
On the second day God gave us the gift of water. Not just the water from the faucet or the rivers and lakes or even the ocean, or the water that comes down from the sky in rain but all of the water. When God saw the water, God said, “It is good.” And that was the end of the second day.
On the third day God gave us gift of dry land. God divided the water and the dry land, and gave us the gift of green and growing things. And when God saw the dry land and the green and growing things, God said. “They are good.” And that was the end of the third day.
On the fourth day God gave us the gift of day and night. He gave us the way to count our days, the great light that rules the day, the sun and the great lights that rule the night, the moon and the stars. And when God saw the great lights, God said, “They are good.” And that was the end of the four day.
On the fifth day God gave us the gift of all the creatures that fly in the air. Not just the birds but all the creatures that fly. And all the creatures that swim in the water, all of them. When God saw all the creatures that fly and swim, God said, “It was good.” And that was the end of the fifth day.
On the sixth day God gave us the gift of the creatures that walk upon the earth: the animals and the people. When God saw the creatures that walk with two legs and the creatures that walk with many legs and all the gifts of the other days, God said, “It was very good.” And that was the end of the sixth day.
On the seventh day God gave us the gift of a day to rest and remember the gifts of all the other days.
I wonder which day you like best? I wonder which day you think is most important?
The Lord be with you! This Sunday we are going to the first story in the bible and we will hear or read the story of beginning, the story of Creation. I wonder what is the biggest present you ever had? Do you know that there are some presents that are so big nobody notices them? I also wonder where you go to remember all the great gifts God gave us? Have a good week.
