Genesis 1 offers the Jewish view of God and creation, in contrast with other views surrounding them. It speaks of a God who loves to create, and declares every step of the way that creation is good. When God creates humans, God shares that these creatures are crafted in the image or likeness of God, having creative capacity and responsibility. He declares these creatures to be very, very good.

This is very good news still today, as alternative worldviews seem to be demoralizing. Will we live into our very, very goodness? Will we exercise our creative capacity and offer all that we have and are to the world? Will be choose to responsibly care for the world and all its creatures?