In our time together, you and I will listen to the profound beginnings of our existence

through the lens of Genesis, chapters 1 through 3.

In the splendid tapestry of creation, God in His infinite wisdom crafted the heavens,

earth, and all living beings, bestowing upon humanity the breath of life, yet the

entwining of free will, temptation, and consequence also found its Genesis shaping our spiritual

journey.

As you listen, I hope you will meditate on the omnipotence of God, the splendor of

His creation, and the profound lessons embedded in these first steps through Eden.

Will you please join me in prayer?

Gracious Heavenly Father

Can lighten our minds and hearts as we explore the Genesis of our world and humanity?

May the truths of creation, temptation, and redemption permeate our beings, guiding us

toward your eternal light and understanding, in Jesus' name, Amen.

This is the Word of the Lord.

Thanks be to God.

In the beginning, God created the heaven and the earth, and the earth was without form

and void, and darkness was upon the face of the deep, and the spirit of God moved upon

the face of the waters, and God said, Let there be light, and there was light, and God

saw the light, which was good, God divided the light from the darkness, and God called

the light day, and the darkness he called night, and the evening and the morning were

the first day.

And God said, Let there be a firmament amid the waters, and let it divide the waters from

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