So, God created man in his own image, in the image of God he created him; male and female he created them. 

Genesis 1:27

God created the heavens and the earth – a perfect environment. Then God creates the crown of his creation – humanity. Genesis tells us that God creates humanity in his own image. Since human beings are made in the image and likeness of God every human life is sacred. Every human life has value simply because every person bears the image of God. 

This verse also tells us that God created everyone male and female. Each of us bears the image of God first and foremost in our gender. Your gender is not an accident but as intentional as all the rest of creation. 

Thank God today that you have value not because of what you do but because you have been made in God’s image. Pray for the grace to remember that everyone you meet has value because they have been made in God’s image.