I heard this story on NPR about the 1968 Apollo 8 mission and the broadcast of the reading of Genesis. I was driving to work, and the beauty of this passage which contrasted to the social upheaval of 1968 and of our own time: "In the beginning, God created the heaven and the earth. And the earth was without form and void. And darkness was upon the face of the deep."
The story also discussed this iconic photo:
I was born in 1965, so I don't remember a time before this photo. I don't remember what it was like not to have this vision of our planet photographed from a distance. I know that many have theorized that the environmental movements of the 70's were made more likely by this photo that reminded us of our blue and green planet floating above the inhospitable habitat of the moon.
Later, this photo was on my brain as I did my sketch for the day:
I thought of the benediction of the Apollo 8 astronauts, still so suitable for our current time:
"And from the crew of Apollo 8, we close with good night, good luck, a merry Christmas - and God bless all of you, all of you on the good Earth."
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