Creation in the Darkness
“In the beginning, there was darkness, a blackness that covered all,
comprising the building blocks of creation —
the nutrients and nurturing needed to birth the world.
This dark womb pushed out the light that released
the heavens
and cradled the planets and stars adorning the universe;
it formed the darkened earth from which all life emerged
and to which all life returns when our bodies take
their final breath.
It is the same darkness that shelters us from an
unrelenting sun;
that calls animals to a safe hibernation;
that protects the germination of seed and bulb.
Darkness signals an end to the hectic chaos of our days,
and lulls us to sleep and revitalization so that we can
face the next challenge.
There is peace in darkness, and mystery, and the
unknown.
And if we can rest in its grace, cease fighting to
control it,
we just might see in it the face of God.”
