back to beginnings

Hope College Campus Ministries have been such a huge blessing to me lately. But tonight the Gathering, the first Gathering of the year, really spoke to me. It was a topic I thought I knew like the back of my hand.

Genesis 1.

The Creation story, the time when life began, the very first chapter of the Bible.

It's amazing how alive the Bible really is. How it speaks something new every time you read it.

Something interesting I learned this week is that the Bible was written to be studied in fellowship, not to be read on our own.

I am excited for my Bible Study this year, as we will be studying Genesis in pure fellowship, which at first I was wary about, and now I realize how perfectly God has planned this. I don't know what will come out of it yet, but I know that the beginning in itself has already opened my eyes a LOT.

But, that being said, what did this chapter, the very first chapter of the Bible remind me of?

I need to rest. I need to rest in His Presence above all else. In His Peace which passes understanding, because only He can make me feel whole, at peace. Also, I need to listen. He still wants to speak things to me, to us, and speak things into being within and around us. We are made in His image. We are a creative people, created from the dust of the earth in order that we would continue to create. Always connected with nature, yet always connected to Him.

So that's what I'm going to try to do.

Rest & Listen. Create & Enjoy Fellowship.

Praise God? Amen.