Prior to God bringing time, matter, angels, and everything else into being, the only being was God. Was he hurried, rash, or anxious? Or bored? Or stressed out about the ensuing creation task that ahead of him? Jesus actually tells us the answer. He says to his Father, “You loved me before the foundation of the world” (John 17 v 24). Love. Fullness. Joy. Unhurried satisfaction in the Son
