The First Day God creates light before any other thing, for “God is light and in Him there is no darkness at all” (1 John 1:5) and the Blessed Savior says “I am the light of the world” (John 8:12). Our Nicene Creed affirms that Christ is “God from God, Light from Light,” uncreated Light proceeding from uncreated Light. The secondary lights of this world, on the other hand, are reflected, and dependent on another source. Some critics of Genesis maintain that creating light before the sun, moon or