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. And God said, "Let there be light", and there was light. God saw that the light was good, and he separated the light from the darkness.
when a person is angry or empty or depressed, we often refer to these moods as dark.
when a person is giving, encouraging, or joyful, we refer to these moods as bright.
interesting to me how the natural order of things align with God's first spoken words to the earth.
i have been in places of darkness. i have felt formless and void of purpose or strength.no motivation to create, to move, to go forward. all is futile.
there is a place for darkness. there are secret places even sacred places that may be in darkness, but there is always a separation from light in darkness.
where there is day there can be no night and visa versa.
i'm a morning person so i get up as soon as i see light.
other friends of mine are night people. they get up at noon and stay up into the night.
but...they still need light.
when i think of painting or photography, one of the most important things the artist strives for is the light. the shadows must be there to stage the light. moreover, even the darkest photos or painting, must have light to identify the subject.
even a sillhouette needs light to identify the subject.
sillhouettes are very pretty, but very flat and empty, so i would rather be rendered in depth of color and light.this is my prayer for today.
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