And he said: Let us make man to our image and likeness … And God created man to his own image: to the image of God he created him: male and female he created them – Genesis 1:26-27
What does it mean to be made in God’s image and likeness? In what way does the image of God in us make us different from the rest of His Creation? And what connection is there between this image and the imagination?
We can say, in one sense, that all of God’s creatures are made in God’s image because they are all the fruits of His Creative Mind. He thought them or worded them into Being. He is, therefore, the All-Father and all of His Creatures are His Children. This is why St Francis can speak of Brother Sun and Sister Moon, of Brothers Wind and Air, Sister Water, and Brother Fire. We share a kinship with all of Creation because all of Creation has the same Father.
