Sunday, February 14
First story: Genesis 1:1-2:4a
The
first text of the Easter vigil is the first creation story. It is a beautiful
story of God creating everything out of nothing. Other creation stories involve
death, violence, and subjugation, but this God creates out of nothing, bringing
forth life for life, not out of death. God simply speaks and it is so; no one
has to die or to lose an epic battle for creation. Right from the beginning of
the beginning, then, we see that God is different from other gods. God desires
relationship and creates out of love and for love. God provides food—plants and
trees only, no meat yet!-- for what has been created, and God creates in God’s
own image, so that all of creation is a reflection of the Divine Maker. And God
likes what is made, declaring every bit of it “Good”! Finally, God even creates
rest, building in a day off for creatures and Creator alike, and proclaims that
day holy.
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