The Good

Genesis 1 cont’d:

And God said, “Let the water teem with living creatures, and let birds fly above the earth across the vault of the sky.”  So God created the great creatures of the sea and every living thing with which the water teems and that moves about in it, according to their kinds, and every winged bird according to its kind. And God saw that it was good. 

Now this part of creation is just the part of God’s artistry that blows one’s mind, doesn’t it?

All of the birds and sea creatures and EVERY living thing on the earth God created.  Long lean giraffes and short stout hippos, tiny finches, and big bald eagles, colorful peacocks and green lizards, fast roadrunners, and slow turtles.  Each one of God’s creation, all good in his sight.

And yet we humans learn to despise the way we look, the way God made us, and our unique features.  We don’t do that to the animals and sea creatures – we sit and marvel at their features and their beauty or their fanfare.  But we try to change ourselves from the time we take a glance in the mirror and gaze at others and want what they have.

God saw that his creation was good.

According to its kind.

And the earth was full.

Why can't we see the good, as well?