It started in the beginning …
chaos.
Now the Earth was formless and empty,
darkness was over the surface of the deep …”
Genesis 1:2a
A Bible teacher at our school ensures that each student understands this formless, empty, darkness as Bohu and Tohu, Hebrew for wild and waste. Before creation there was wild and waste … chaos, disorder.
A week ago, we Canadians were excitedly counting the minutes until the start of the Victoria Day holiday weekend, aka. the unofficial start of summer. What it really was, was a teaser! A taste of summer’s repose … and then back at it all again on Tuesday! Now, we are left with the sweet taste of warm evenings, BBQ’s, and sunshine … and yet we still have weeks to go until the season’s name changes from spring to summer, and our vocation to vacation.
At this time of the school year, Bohu and Tohu (wild and waste) might adequately describe my house, my kids homework habits, our eating, sleeping, home maintenance habits (just to name a few).
Although I am a confirmed believer in the concept of finishing strong, the reality of my life would tell you that I do not practice what I preach as the dust bunnies in my house (quickly swept under the bed), the daydreaming in my eyes, the school books (of my kids) gathering dust, the pizza delivery guy (Jaz) who knows that my hubby’s voice on his phone means “bacon, bacon, bacon” Hawaiian, and Greek (because three cheap pizzas mean not having to make school lunches for days), and the dog begging for at least one walk a week, tell of the chaos in my life.
So, what follows Bohu and Tohu? What follows chaos?
God created …
light and darkness, day and night
sky
land and seas, plants and trees
sun, moon and stars
creatures of the water and the air
creatures of the Earth, man and woman
And, what follows the Bohu and Tohu of this point of the year for me (and you)?
Well, concerning summer, it is a coming. The light is shining in the darkness. The prize is just around the corner.
And we will re-create! And we will call it summer,
and it is good.
itsawonderfilledlife 