"the waters saw thee, O God"

A couple of scriptures, the second of which may not be too familiar.

"And the earth was without form, and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters." Genesis 1:2

"The waters saw thee, O God, the waters saw thee; they were afraid: the depths also were troubled." Psalm 77:16

Deep dark water. No form yet born. Only voidness, emptiness --empty of every thing. In all directions.

Imagine you, your consciousness, rudimentary awareness, simplistic dark consciousness, alone. Consciousness both dark and deep. Unfathomable.

All of a sudden, shaking you to your depths, fear springs through the cold dark icy stillness of your core. Something moved, moved across what you now know to be your face.

Something powerful and on the move. Something so dark that by comparison your darkness was light. And you saw It. And It saw you. And you were afraid -- an electric thrill of fear moving through you, illuminating your depths with Its darkness. And you recognized It though never having seen It before.

The Spirit of God.

It moved upon your face. And you were never the same again.

Because It had a face, you had a face. A reflection of the Spirit of God forevermore. Fear vanished. Love appeared.