There can only be light if there is also darkness, and God is still present in the darkness. Many Christians can make the mistake of thinking that “darkness” is bad, and opposite of all of the positive characteristics that we attribute to “light,” but I think it’s important to reflect on scripture and see that God had the potential to abolish “darkness” when he created light, but instead he kept them both and made them compliment each other. Now, you could at this point turn on your overhead lights and do one of the below activities for exploring light and dark, but I instead chose to use our light table.Įxploring the Interplay of Dark and Light I asked her if the darkness was scary with God’s presence (apparently, “yes, but not too bad because Love makes us safe and God loves me”). I asked Miss G what God’s spirit felt like, and asked her how it made her feel. We sat in the relative darkness of our unlit workroom and tried to feel God’s spirit moving around and within us. And there was evening and there was morning, one day.įor this activity, we started with the Montessori Silence Game. God called the light day, and the darkness He called night. God saw that the light was good and God separated the light from the darkness. Then God said, “Let there be light” and there was light.

The earth was formless and void, and darkness was over the surface of the deep, and the Spirit of God was moving over the surface of the waters. In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. DIY light tables are easy to make, but a window, flashlight, or lamp could be used to the same effect. Today, we are reading Genesis 1:1-1:5 and exploring the interplay of light and dark on a light table. Welcome to Day 1 of Exploring Creation with Hands-on Learning!

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