So reading in Genesis last night made me really think about what Adam's first day was like. To open his eyes and blink in the bright sunlight, to stretch his muscles, to stand and take the first human step on a brand new earth. To feel the dampness of cool grass beneath bare feet and a soft breeze through his hair. Breaking from a spinning, bounding run dotted with cartwheels and hillside rolls to stand with arms outstretched, breathing slightly heavy with face soaking in the warmth rays of a new day. Choosing the first tree to climb, racing to the top of the highest hill to take in a landscape never before seen by human eyes. Hearing the voice of the Creator as He walks close by, lovingly describing this good new world He has made. Deeply experiencing the intimacy of just being in the presence of such a loving, kind, personal being. Feeling the juice run down his chin as he bites into his first piece of fresh, ripe, delicious fruit. Wondering at the grinning four-legged creature furiously wagging its tail as it dances around his feet before deciding "This is a dog." Mind racing as more creatures approach, two by two, to greet and receive a name of their own. Arms tingling as a pair of eagles take flight from his shoulders, beating their magnificent wings as they soar higher and higher into the heavens. (and maybe, just maybe, soaring with them?) Diving into a clear river to tickle and swim with dozens of brightly colored fish. Bursting from the depths and tossing his head in a spray of glistening water droplets. Dropping to a warm beach of sand to dry as his thoughts are consumed with the awe and amazement of this day, watching the animal pairs walk and play together, and feeling the slightest twinge of wonder if maybe, somewhere, there is another....something like him. Senses overwhelmed, falling into a deep, peaceful sleep. Waking and blinking for the second time, a little startled and surprised to see - "what is sitting close watching me? Is that...someONE?" Enchanted and captivated by the beauty of a creature like him, and yet...different. Knowing, somehow, she...SHE! came from him. Had been carefully fashioned from him, and for him. Taking her hand in his, feeling the soft, smooth skin, brushing the long flowing hair, staring deeply into the soul behind the gentle, sparkling eyes, a new and warm tingly sensation growing in his chest. Confident that here was something more than all the other creatures met that day: a companion and helper. That here was someone that just...WOW!
Yeah, I think there are parts of that I'd like to experience.
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