toe hoo vo bo hoo

we’ve come to define 

the random dark void

of the first moments

in scripture....

the toe-hoo-vo-bo-hoo (hebrew term)

as being the stuff our our fears, 

that place where all the things 

we don’t like about life bubble to existence

and yet God 
knows

in God’s mind
dark randomness, 

and void does not threaten our existence

but is only that place where life first emerged

its the original geography where divine, 

holy-filled breath had its first pulse

giving way to life as we have come to know it.    

the mystery 
and i suppose some of the angst of life 
is this random reality of chaos 

which is at the core of our existence. 

you see, GOD doesn’t erase 
the toe-hoo-vo-bo-hoo. 

on the contrary!  

GOD breathes into the crevices, 

into all the nooks and crannies of the 

constantly changing chaos - void 

and creates a new reality

a reality where the void and the darkness,

the chaotic change and nothingness 

are used like background canvas 

upon which God the Holy Artist 
paints life into existence

where the order of light and land and beasts and humans emerge. 

in other words, 

we don’t exist without chaos/void and change.  

our lives are not separated from the original 

toe-hoo-vo-bo-hoo.  

the constant changing dark void 

mentioned in the first words of 

scripture is incorporated into our breathing and living.

And the good news is:  

GOD KNOWS!

GOD knows about 

the random 

messiness of life

in our lives

and GOD

gives us 

a hand to hold

a shoulder to lean on 

an encouraging word to hear.

and that's good

that GOD 

knows.