Meditation: On the first day, God created light. Light in scripture symbolizes the presence of God. After each day we hear of evening and morning. The fall is symbolized here by evening, for it moved us into a period of darkness. But now with the coming of Christ, who is the light of the world, we have had morning and have moved into God’s light.
Psalm verse: O Lord my God, thou art very great! Thou art clothed with honor and majesty, who coverest thyself with light as with a garment. (Ps 104:1-2)
Prayer: Thank you, O Lord, for the gift of light.
Scripture: And God said, “Let there be light”; and there was light. And God saw that the light was good; and God separated the light from the darkness. God called the light Day, and the darkness he called Night. And there was evening and there was morning, one day. (Gen 1:3-5)
