Thursday, February 10, 2011

More Than A Garden

A beloved friend and I were talking the other day about how creative our Father in heaven is. We were made in his image and so we also thrive on creating, producing, making, and displaying our handiwork. From software, business database, to music, writing and poetry, and art, humans everyday are prodded to create from the very fiber of our beings. It is a lazy generation that would rather indoctrinate us with Glee and video games and the consumer mindset rather than hard work and fruitful rewards.
Anyways, we were saying that we know God is a creative being, now what is to stop him from creating more... or at least more than we could know.
Interestingly God does create things and doesn't have to tell us. For example who did Cain marry? The son of supposed first couple ever was afraid of banishment because of the violence of others... what others? Who made up the entire first generation world? Why would God create others outside the garden since the garden represented eternity? Did he create them after mankind was cursed? Why were Adam and Eve... the chosen ones?
It got me thinking and, while I believe the events of Genesis are true accounts, I also believe that it is important to keep in mind that like every other creation story, Genesis is just that: a story.
The 7-day creation account follows the menorah-structured Hebrew poetry traditions; not to mention that this account was written at least a millennium after it actually happened. The stories were passed down from generation to generation, accurately, but with a specific purpose.

In poetry and stories, themes are important to focus on. There is a point and a purpose to the Hebrew stories and poems and aside from that, we do not need to know what could be out there. God didn't think it important enough for us to know, so as far as we know... we are it.
But... to think playfully, what if heaven is so much bigger than we think?
This clip is pretty funny, and, while I don't think the universe can really be described like this, I also think... why couldn't something like this be plausible? Have a go and watch this short clip:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LyzIau5dBao

Go and create something in honor of your Father today!