March 1, 2015: Light and Dark – Amanda Lum and Michael Hidalgo

In the beginning things were dark. Really dark “… darkness was over the surface of the deep.” And right there in the midst of that darkness “the Spirit of God was hovering over the waters.” From the opening words of Scripture we learn that God does not remove himself from the darkness but is right there in the middle of it.

And his first act of creation is to bring light out of the darkness. He names the darkness and later he creates a lesser light to “govern the night.” We learn God is not only in the darkness but also rules over it. And out of this he brings light and life. 

How often do good things in us spring up out of our darkness? It’s a funny thing how so often our shadow side can be the thing that brings insights, new understanding and light into our life. And we can go into this inner darkness with confidence, knowing that the Spirit of God hovers there … ready to speak words that will bring forth life.