Let There Be Light
and God said, “let there be Light.”
Design by Michael Podesta
and God said, “let there be Light.”
Design by Michael Podesta
and God said, “let there be Light.”
Design by Michael Podesta
Behind the art:
God says, “Let there be light”, and as He speaks the word “light”, light shines forth.
It is my understanding that, in Hebrew, the term dabar means word, but that it has another connotation, which is deed, or action. God’s speech is the act of Creation.
And then John starts his Gospel with that divinely mysterious statement: “In the beginning was the Word”.
So, do these notions have any practical, everyday significance for us? We can go to the refrigerator and solemnly intone the word “sandwich” but there are a few tricks that still elude us. We still have to open the door and take out the bread and the mustard and the roast beef and the lettuce and then put it all together.
There are things we can accomplish with words, though, some changes we can make. We can say “Good morning! I’m glad to see you” and be glad. We can say, “I hurt your feelings and I am truly sorry. Please forgive me” and mean it. The strongest and most deserved reproach I have ever gotten from my wife was her response to a particularly mean and careless remark of mine. “Michael” she said, simply, “that is unjust”. Following God’s model, words of truth do bring light into darkness.
—Michael