Creation Falls

Here we find Adam, freshly created out of dirt, hanging out with the creator of the universe having a conversation.

Adam- “So, I’m made of dirt...”

God- “yep.”

Adam- “hmm...”

God- “You seem bored.”

Adam- “No, no... I’m good..”

God- “Yeah, well, you see that tree over there... Don’t eat from it, ‘cause you’ll die.”

Adam- “Oh, wow... okay, not a problem.”

Insert awkward silence.

God- “You’re bored.”

Adam- “Kinda.”

God- “How about we get you a friend.”

Adam- “Sweet!”

So God proceeds to parade every creature ever brought into existence in front of Adam to name, and I am guessing that this was more than just an afternoon activity. After all of this is said and done no sufficient partner for Adam has been found, but I have come to believe this activity was more for Adam than it was for God’s ego. So God takes a rib from Adam and makes Eve. And Adam’s reaction was something like:

“WOW!”

Of course the Bible is much more poetic in It’s reference to Adam’s first reaction.
And what is a good campfire story without a villain? Enter the serpent, and who does this creature target? The woman. The serpent questions God’s very first rule, mind you she wasn’t even created when God set this rule up, so she has second hand knowledge of it at best. Eve adds an extra little bit that is crucial to the story. She said that God said, which is confusing already, that if she even touched the tree she would die. So she touched. Nothing happened. I imagine that once she touched the tree and nothing happened she then saw that what she once thought was true is now rendered invalid. Was it God’s words that were invalid? No, it was her understanding of what God said that was invalid.

So, she eats.

She then proceeds to give the fruit to Adam, who says nothing...

He doesn’t ask what she is doing. He doesn’t say no. He doesn’t even say thank you (which is not only stupid but also very inconsiderate). He simply eats.

At this point they realize that they are starting the first nudist colony and they don’t like that idea very much so they sew together fig leaves. Fig leaves. One more time, fig leaves. Could they have picked any material that could have been worse, I propose that they could not. After several days their futile attempts to cover their faults and flaws would have become brittle, withered and dry. Those leaves, sewn together, would have turned to dust and fallen off. Broken into tiny pieces. Inadequate to say the least.

Enter the Creator of the universe out on a leisurely morning stroll through the pinnacle of His efforts. He finds that His most precious creation is attempting to hide from Him. I can only imagining how far his heart must have sank that day. Having come from the rhythm of ‘it is good’ to now finding the creation that bears His very image hiding from Him. This depth of sadness is something that I could never, nor would ever want to experience. Why sad? Because what is love but a choice.