a new day will arise

"for now we see in a mirror, dimly, but then face to face. Now I know in part, but then I shall know just as I also am known." (I Corinthians 13:12)

a new day rises
the earth is freshened
with rains from above
the darkness of the preceding day
retains its hold
but God sees all.

To and fro
He goes as we go
and as our gaze
settles on Him
and Him alone
-- not darting or questioning or
taking too quick action --

another day will rise
tomorrow perhaps
or the next.
the darkness
will not keep us
secluded and fearful.

Our God
who sees
all
and knows
all
our comings and goings
will show us
what He knew
in the beginning.

We see oh so dimly now
as in a mirror
fogged over.

Another new day will rise
the darkness will fade
We will be in the Light
and it will be good.

Cathy Orrick Luders
7.22.2011

What day was the first day?

"God called the light Day, and the darkness He called Night. So the evening and the morning were the first day." (Genesis 1:5)
"Then God said, 'Let there be lights in the firmament of the heavens to divide the day from the night; and let them be for signs and seasons, and for days and years; and let them be for lights in the firmament of the heavens to give light on the earth; and it was so. Then God made two great lights: the greater light to rule the day, and the lesser light to rule the night. He made the stars also. God set them in the firmament of the heavens to give light on the earth, and to rule over the day and over the night, and to divide the light from the darkness. And God saw that it was good. So the evening and the morning were the fourth day." (Genesis 1: 14-19)

The evening and the morning were the first day. What time did evening begin? When is sunset? What day of the week was the first day?

From my perspective, in current times, Saturday is considered the seventh day and Sunday the first day. But that isn't true everywhere. What is Saturday and Day 7 here may be Friday or Sunday somewhere else. And then, of course, evening-morning was changed to morning-evening (12:01 a.m. to midnight) as Day 1. And the same calendar is not used by everyone.

Does it matter? Is it important? We won't know, not as long as we live in this world. The day we are ushered into the presence of our Lord, then, we may know. If its important to know. Worshipping and praising our Lord and Savior just may be more important than trivial pursuits of knowledge.