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Imago Dei
“So God created man in his own image…” (Genesis 1:26). As an avid photography enthusiast, this account brings to mind the images or photos I have taken of all kinds of people: family and friends (snapshots), children and old people (they both make interesting subjects), people on the street and in the malls, people at work and at rest, vendors, everyday people. Now a beautiful people-picture (portrait) includes at least two ingredients: good exposure and good timing (fondly called capturing the moment). A good exposure, for example, can show facial details that portray “lines” of character and years of hard work in old people, or innocence and inexperience in children. Good timing, on the other hand, captures a gamut of emotions: joy, fear, restlessness, peace, laughter, pain, intensity, confidence, sympathy, apathy and a whole lot more. I catch a glimpse of that complexity of the human being…and the image of God in man even in these photos. The physical features of humankind and his emotional, psychological, spiritual makeup together make him a marvelous creature. After all, he is both the high point of creation and made in the image of the Maker himself!
If my response to God is wonder and worship because of his greatness and goodness portrayed in his creation, my response to other people is one of respect. If human beings are created in the image of God, then they are always worthy of being treated with due respect regardless of who they are and what they do. The jeepney driver, the gasoline boy, the saleslady, the waitress, the balut vendor…in fact, ALL people are my esteemed colleagues in the human race.
Imago Dei
“So God created man in his own image…” (Genesis 1:26). As an avid photography enthusiast, this account brings to mind the images or photos I have taken of all kinds of people: family and friends (snapshots), children and old people (they both make interesting subjects), people on the street and in the malls, people at work and at rest, vendors, everyday people. Now a beautiful people-picture (portrait) includes at least two ingredients: good exposure and good timing (fondly called capturing the moment). A good exposure, for example, can show facial details that portray “lines” of character and years of hard work in old people, or innocence and inexperience in children. Good timing, on the other hand, captures a gamut of emotions: joy, fear, restlessness, peace, laughter, pain, intensity, confidence, sympathy, apathy and a whole lot more. I catch a glimpse of that complexity of the human being…and the image of God in man even in these photos. The physical features of humankind and his emotional, psychological, spiritual makeup together make him a marvelous creature. After all, he is both the high point of creation and made in the image of the Maker himself!
If my response to God is wonder and worship because of his greatness and goodness portrayed in his creation, my response to other people is one of respect. If human beings are created in the image of God, then they are always worthy of being treated with due respect regardless of who they are and what they do. The jeepney driver, the gasoline boy, the saleslady, the waitress, the balut vendor…in fact, ALL people are my esteemed colleagues in the human race.