“In the beginning, God made the heaven and the earth. But the earth was unseen and unready, and darkness was upon the abyss, and the Spirit of God bore upon the water.” Genesis 1:1-2 (ABP English). The creation process began in mystery. There was literal darkness that enshrouded the work that was about to begin- and it’s worth nothing that the word for “abyss” used here can be translated as, “unfathomable depths.” It was dark and deep and unseen– the text also states that it was unready. Surely, it was only a mystery to the outside observer. Here we get…