Genesis 1:2
“Now the earth was waste and void; and darkness was on the surface of the deep. And the Spirit of God was hovering over the surface of the waters.”
This verse opens the biblical narrative, describing the initial state of the world before God's creative acts begin. It sets the scene for the six days of creation, establishing a picture of an unformed, uninhabited expanse.
What does it mean for creativity to begin not from a blank slate, but from a state of 'waste and void'?