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Chestnut Hill Reservoir, Boston MA

14 March 2011

Created in the Image and Likeness of God

I'm attempting to cover some basics of moral theology with my 8th grade religion class. Today I began with the following question: The Book of Genesis says that we are created in the image and likeness of God... what does this mean to you? Some of the many insightful and thoughtful responses (paraphrased, of course) seem worthy of being shared:
  • We all have different parts of God in each of us. (This student then went on to highlight particular characteristics of various classmates– being tall, being good at drawing, being fast, having a great laugh, etc.– and saying that these reflect some part of who God is.)
  • We are made not just in God's image, but in the image of Jesus and Holy Spirit too.
  • We were made in God's image and likeness, but then we humans evolved, so now we're a little different than God's original creation.
  • We are like God because we too are creators.
  • When we all come together, we make one giant image of God, like a mosaic photograph.

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