Hues of Creation

"By the seventh day God had finished the work he had been doing; so on the seventh day he rested from all his work." ~Moses

I'm reveling in the unfolding of creation this morning... *Sigh*. I hope to see that point in eternity when I enter it. A flash of light at the rumbling command and time began. There was evening and there was morning- the first day! How glorious the light is when you're encompassed in darkness. Oh, the colors it reveals. Then the waters were separated. The bubble around the earth was formed. It swirled protectively around the planet like a canopy. Holding in the mist that emanated from the ground that watered the plants and siphoning out harmful rays of the sun. A perfect greenhouse. This dirtball must have shimmered in shades of blue.

The plants responded to his whisper and defied gravity to thrust up through the soil at an accelerated rate. The sun and moon, planets and stars were hung in the sky to mark seasons and add mystery. Red lettuce, orange carrots, purple gourds. How thrilling to walk through the first garden and eat. I feel that same thrill every year my veggies grow.

Animals, birds, reptiles, sea creatures, and bugs whisk onto the scene with songs of their own. Hoof beats and tails splashing, wings whirring and clicking. Each one designed to fit in a perfect ecosystem. Each one given it's food at the proper time.

I woke up this morning and wondered what it must have been like for Adam to wake up that first morning. I like to think he stretched, maybe yawned and looked around like my husband does when he gets up in the morning. Hours later, he took a nap and Eve showed up. Just in time for God's day off! I bet they played with the animals, munched on carrots, watched the sunset  and laughed together on that day of rest. God blessed that day and made it holy because on it he rested from all the work of creating that he had done. He enjoyed the fruit of his work on that day! How fun!

"In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was with God in the beginning." ~John