“Let us make a man in our own image, in the likeness of ourselves” (Genesis 1:26).
We are human beings. Each one of us is a unique human being. We are not “things.” Mankind is not made up of things:
A giant redwood tree is a mass of raw beauty. For thousands of years it has weathered the elements, but it is mute and unthinking. It cannot exalt itself. It’s only a tree.
Ocean depths sweep up against a rugged shoreline. Few things are as awe-inspiring as the churning waters of the sea. But the sea cannot paint a self-portrait. It cannot talk about itself. It’s only an ocean.
The wonders of nature take on meaning only as they are experienced by people — like us. Until they are filtered through our senses they have no significance.
We say, on occasion, “I’m only human.” But to be only human is to acknowledge our place at the highest level of God’s creation.
Even when reduced…
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