成人快手

Good morning.
The centre piece of Michaelangelo鈥檚 fresco in the Sistine Chapel in Rome is, quite literally, iconic. 聽In the section known as The Creation of Adam a patriarchal figure, clearly intended to represent God, reaches out towards the extended finger of a naked human being, Adam. 聽The fingers are almost, but not quite, touching. 聽The initiative is clearly from God鈥檚 side, and the impending touch is going to vivify the listless Adam. 聽But there is a mutuality about it that isn鈥檛 present in, say, a human being petting an animal. In Michaelangelo鈥檚 fresco God is reaching out to Adam, but Adam is reaching out to God as well. 聽We feel sure that at any moment one finger will touch the other, and something amazing will happen. 聽
The picture is highly dramatic, but it鈥檚 strangely unlike the creation scenes recorded in the Hebrew Scriptures. 聽There the first human is brought to life by the breath of God rather than the touch. 聽Breath was understood in Judaism as God鈥檚 medium for imparting life.聽
In fact Michaelangelo鈥檚 image would have been sacrilegious in a Jewish or Islamic context, where representations of God were forbidden, and the idea of a physical encounter between God and a human being would be a scandal. 聽But Christianity takes a different view. 聽It celebrates the touch of God as powerful, life-giving and creative. 聽
Creator God we give you thanks that of your own choice you have touched us, and brought us to life; made us bearers of your image, and co-creators with you. 聽May our touch in turn bring life and beauty to a needy world. 聽Amen.