The Two Natures of Light

One hundred years ago today, Einstein finished a paper in which he put forth his idea that light has a dual nature - wave and particle. It was met with great skepticism, but eventually the scientific community accepted it as true. They were talking about it on NPR this morning, and someone being interviewed remarked that Einstein had a certain "intellectual humility" which allowed him to have this insight. It struck me that it takes the exact same humility of mind to accept the dual nature of Christ, "The true light that gives light to every man..." (John 1:9). Christ also has two natures - God and man - and yet is one person (hypostasis). As I reflected on this, the opening Psalm of Vespers (103, LXX numbering) came to mind which blesses God for the many ways creation reveals the nature of its Creator. I love the fact that the internal structure and beauty (liturgically, poetically) of the Church Services are beginning to organize my cluttered mind. Now I have a place to "hang" information like this in its proper place.