| BkVII:17.II.2 | In the beginning was the Word and the Word was with God and the Word was God. All things were created through the Word and without it was nothing. In it was life, and life was the light of the world. Through the Word, God created the heavens and the Earth. The Earth was empty and without order, and darkness covered the surface of the abyss, and the Spirit of God moved over the barren land. Then the Word said: “Let there be the light.” And there was light. And God saw that the light was perfect, and separated the light from the darkness. God called the light day, and the darkness night. And the evening and the morning was one day. And then She said, “Let the waters arise,” and the seas and the rains were made. And then She said, “Let the stars shine in the sky to beautify the universe.” Thus were born the sun, the moon, and the stars, and all the bodies that float in the cosmos, dancing at the serene pace of reality. And then She said, “Let there be all kinds of creatures on the Earth,” and in them She lived life in so many different ways that can never be told. And then She said, “Let us make humankind in our image and likeness.” And humankind was made in the light of glory, created by the Mother to begin with Her a dialogue without equal. And God saw that everything was perfect. |