[:en]THE GOOD EARTH
“In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth” (Gen. 1:1) “And it was so” (vs. 7, 9, 11, 15, 24, 30). From the first day to the last day of His creation, the scripture repeated this phrase: “And God saw that it was good (vs. 10, 12, 18, 21, 25) “And it was very good” (v. 31)
Genesis 1 described the world as God wanted it, before any spoiling. Whatever beauty we sense in nature today is a faint echo of the pristine state God created.
When Apollo 8 astronat Bill Anders orbited the moon in 1968, he saw Earth as a brightly colored ball hanging alone in space. He had a close-up view of the moonscape. He called it “a foreboding horizon … a stark and unappetizing-looking place”
May we learn not only to appreciate His creation but also be a good caretaker of the Good Earth God has given us. – (Philip Yancey)[:]