In his introductory remarks to Genesis 1:1-2:4 in his 1982 commentary on the Book of Genesis, Walter Brueggemann writes,“The main theme of the text is this: God and God’s creation are bound together in a distinctive and delicate way. This is the presupposition for everything that follows in the Bible. It is the deepest premise from which good news is possible. God and his creation are bound together by the powerful, gracious movement of God towards that creation. The binding which is established by God is inscrutable. It will not be explained or analyzed. It can only be affirmed and confessed. This text announces the deepest mystery: God wills and will have a faithful relation with earth. The text invites the listening community to celebrate that reality. The binding is irreversible. God has decided it. The connection cannot be nullified.” (Genesis, p. 22-23)
The Bible relates the story of God's mysterious relationship with creation. It is a story filled with powerfully good news because the heart of that relationship is God's grace for creation. If we bring these insights into the 21st century, what we find again is that God's creation is evolutionary. God is even now graciously creating us through God's faithful presence in the Spirit. Amen.
