Ishah

"She shall be called woman for she was taken out of man," Genesis 2:23.

Every living, earthly thing. God planted bushes and grasses in it. God made trees spring up from it. God formed every beast of the field with it. God crafted every bird of the skies from it. God took a handful of it to form a man. Earth. Ground. Dirt. Dust. God's fundamental building material for every material living thing. (God breathes into inanimate elements and his Spirit makes the living soul.) God started every material living thing from dirt. Except. Except for one. The woman. God started her from a living human (male). And that's why she is called a human (female). God created their nature. God created them naturally complementary. God created the two (male and female) to hold fast to each other and become one flesh, naked and unashamed before their God, Creator of skies and earth.

When we consider each other, brothers and sisters, we recognize God's wisdom in the beauty and truth of his creation. And, together, we honor the Creator as we share in deep respect for each other's humanity. Naturally.