Dawn and Dusk

In Genesis we read about how God created day and night—two contrasting polarities separated from one another through lightness and darkness.

At first glance, it might seem like the division between day and night is a blunt, self-evident distinction. However, in the following sentence, it states that God also created evening and morning.

Night and day, both necessary and lovely, are binaries resting at the ends of broad spectrum. In transition between them is morning and evening. Yes, God created night and day, but God also created dawn and dusk. Dawn and dusk are no less godly than night and day simply because they are rare transitions.

In Genesis, God also created man and woman—two lovely binaries made in the image of God. Yet, in transition between them are non-binary bodies and spirits. Though we are rare, we are no less godly. We are the dawn and dusk of humanity.

When I’m in doubt about my place in the world, I take comfort at dawn and dusk. It is in these godly transitions that I am most at peace with my spirit, my body, and my God. I, too, am made in the image of God, because God created more than binaries.