The Whole God

I have heard time and time again that evil is the absence of God, and unbearable in his sight. Yet, in Isaiah 45:7 I read.

"I form the light, and create darkness: I make peace, and create evil: I the LORD do all these."

God is not mocked. The force that created the universe created all of it.

This is a difficult saying. It stretches us, it forces us to look at God with new eyes. When we say that the Creator Created the Creation, we have to take responsibility for all of it, not just the parts we like. God's exploration of himself does not end at the positive side of the spectrum.

I pray that as we work through our own dark sides, turning evil into strength, that we remember that God created it, as well. Amen.