In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. Now the earth was formless and empty, darkness was over the surface of the deep, and the Spirit of God was hovering over the waters.

Genesis 1:1-2

In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was with God in the beginning. Through him all things were made; without him nothing was made that has been made. In him was life, and that life was the light of all mankind. The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it.

John 1:1-5

The power of Creation is the power of salvation. God shone out his own presence over the unformed earth, lighting the world before any lesser created light was made. He is the unconquerable illumination that brings grace and hope to all Creation.

Ethan Kirl