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Creation

Jennifer Bacuylima

St. Thomas University

Catholicism REL2560-OL1

Professor Luis Gonzalez

September 4, 2025

Creation

The enormity of creation, as we read in the book of Genesis, evokes a feeling of awe. The ordered unfolding of the universe, from light and darkness to the creatures of the sea and land, reveals a divine plan of incredible power and intention (Genesis 1:1-25). It is not accidental but an intended act of love by a Creator who brings things into existence by the words of his mouth. I ponder over how big the universe is, that the smallest unit of it is the cell, the smallest unit of matter, and the greatest and enormous is the galaxy itself. It is humbling to understand that the same God who had created all this had gone a step further to create humanity in his own image and likeness (Genesis 1:26-27). This is a fact in itself sufficient to ponder over indefinitely.

This thought gives the words of the psalmist in Psalm 8 their timeless sound: a question which sounds down the ages: "What is man that you are mindful of him, and a son of man that you care for him?" (Psalm 8:5). The Creator of such a wonderful universe also entrusts the human race with a sense of dignity and duty. We are given the creation not as masters, but as cultivators, as servants, who are there to serve God (RealTrue n.d.). I feel like God has a hand in me and that I understand this sanctuary. The whole natural world thus becomes a first language where God calls human beings into a relationship, and it is the basis of prayer.

Jesus Christ is the ultimate purpose and fulfillment of this relationship and is called the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of all creation (Colossians 1:15). The very Word which spoke creation into being was changed into flesh. This fact brings the wonder of creation higher than the wonder of nature itself, making the Creator Himself present. The invitation to this continuing work of creation and redemption is the mission Christ had given His disciples: to make disciples of all nations (Matthew 28:19). The beauty and order of the physical world, therefore, lead explicitly towards the divine reason and love of the Creator, both awe at His power and also thought about our place in His great narrative.

Bibliography

International Bible Society. The Holy Bible: New International Version. Broadman & Holman, 1997.

RealTrue. n.d. From Creation to Christ: The Story of Prayer in the Bible. Accessed 2025. https://www.realtrue.org/videos/from-creation-to-christ-the-story-of-prayer-in-the-bible/#.