23/09/2013
...God created the heavens and the earth.
Before there was anything, there was GOD.
Before there was ice cream and chocolate
sauce; or popcorn and pop; or computers,
VCRs and TVs; or the sun, the moon and the
stars - or even space itself - God was there.
There wouldn't be anything at all if God
hadn't thought it all up.
But God DID think it all up.
But in the very beginning there was no
shape to God's creation at all, and
everywhere it was black as night.
So God said,
"Let there be light!"
And there was light.
God saw that the light was good, and so he
separated the light from the darkness. God
called the light "Day," and the darkness he
called, "Night." And then for the first time
ever, there was evening and there was
morning. The first day in all of creation had
come to an end and a new day was ready to
begin.
On the morning of the second day God put
the blue sky between the deep waters that
covered the earth and the blackness of
space. At first, the earth was completely
covered with water. There wasn't any dry
ground anywhere.
And there was evening and there was
morning. The second day was over, and a
new day was ready to begin.
Morning came on the third day, and God
gathered the waters together and made the
dry land appear. God called the dry land
"Earth" and the water he called "Sea."
God looked at all that he had made, and he
saw that it was good.
It was all very good.
Then God said, "Let there be plants on the
earth, and all the things that grow!" And all
the different kinds of plants and trees began
to grow; apple trees and banana trees, grass
and dandelions and roses, wheat to make
bread, and corn so kids would have a
vegetable they would like; but God made
spinach and broccoli too.
And God looked at all that he had made, and
he saw that it was good, even the broccoli
and the spinach.
There was evening and there was morning,
the third day. A new day was waiting to
begin.
On the fourth day God said, "Let the great
lights appear in the sky!" (so we would know
when to go to bed and when to get up for
school). And just by his word, God made the
sun and the moon and the stars. He made
them out of nothing at all!