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In the beginning God creates. But not out of nothing, at least according to Genesis.
“Let there be light!” says God. And out of darkness comes light.
But darkness is not “nothing.” Darkness is the raw, chaotic, messy material of life, of stuff, of is-ness. Darkness is neither all good nor all bad but the seedbed of new creation. New beginnings. New life. New light.
Darkness is incubation. Potential. Conflict. Setback. Tragedy. Angst. Imbalance. Wildness. Dreaming. Injustice. Percolation. Tension. Stirring. Bewilderment. Reformation. Death. Waiting. Anticipation. Resolve.
A new year has begun. “Let there be light!” says the voice of God to us, here and now. God gives an invitation: to be co-responsible for the emergence and brightening of this light.
Where are you called, in 2018, to help create newness in your life or in the lives of others? Where are you called to help bring light out of darkness?
Matt Boswell, Camas Friends
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