In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. The earth was formless and empty, and darkness covered the deep waters. And the Spirit of God was hovering over the surface of the waters.” (Genesis 1:1-2)
Formless.
Empty.
Dark.
Deep waters.
An absence of form, order, or light.
In other words, chaos.
The Spirit of God hovered over the surface, imagining, pondering, planning. Then speaking: Light! And ex nihilo, light appears, separating day from night. Then Sky! separating water above from the water below. God continued speaking and bringing order out of chaos. Making lemon trees and peonies, waterfalls and mountains, giraffes and starfish, and finally, woman and man.
And it was all good.
I spend most of my waking hours creating. In this very moment, my office is cluttered with dozen of books, sticky notes, 4X6 cards taped to my walls, medical forms waiting to be filled out, snacks, empty coffee mugs, and camera gear needing to be put away. I’m surrounded by chaos. Genesis 1 seems to validate my experience that chaos and creation are intimately connected.
Ultimately, creating tames chaos.
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