New Moon: The Creation of Eve and The Institution of Marriage

Adam opened his eyes, his eyelids fluttering for a moment in this first glimpse of sunlight, looking directly into the face of his Creator, into the face of his King, his God.  Sitting up, he looked around, taking in the world around him - the trees, swayed ever so gently in the calm embrace of a sweet blowing wind, the long blades of grass, the flowers edging the clearing in small tufts, both vibrant and pure in their fresh splendor.  Rising to his feet, he turns, looking into the face of his Creator, a soft, humbled smile on his lips as he bows his head, paying homage and thanks to his God for his gifts.  He looks up into his Creator's smile as God speaks, "All of this I give to you - Every plant and animal is under your domain - give them fitting names to separate them.  Everything you will ever need to survive is here for you."

Adam smiled, thanking his Creator for such a marvelous blessing and turns again, taking in the garden, Eden, which was to be his home.  Looking at the nearby tree line, he smiled as a deer tentatively stepped out of the darkness, cautiously coming forward to greet it's new master.  Adam stepped forward and placed a hand on it's head reassuringly, stroking gently at the thick fur as he smiled, coming up with a name for the creature.  "I think I'll call you a deer," He said quietly to the animal, walking on, curious about his new world.  He stepped a cautious foot into the treeline and disappeared, eager to explore.

Several days passed and Adam, having explored the majority of the garden, sat with his Creator, talking to him.  He had become lonely, but didn't know what to do about it. He wanted another being to explore with, one he could converse with and that would understand his own mind - A helper to assist him with life and stay by his side, and no matter where he looked among creation, nothing was fit.  Adam explained this to his creator, trying to stress how thankful he was for creation, so he wouldn't seem like he wanted more than he deserved.  God looked to Adam and smiled, knowing the desires of his heart.  God knew in Adam's heart was the desire and capacity to love someone the way God loved him.

While Adam slept, God fashioned, out of Adam's body, a new creation, one specifically manufactured for Adam.  Every inch, every curve He painstakingly crafted to appeal to Adam, and He granted her the same intellect He granted Adam, allowing the two to communicate and converse, so they could grow and mature together.  When He was finished, God lay Eve next to Adam, her intended.

The next morning, as Adam opened his eyes, an astonishing sight awaited him.  Even as his eyes opened, he was confronted with the still sleeping form of Eve. His eyes widened slightly, slowly taking in her still form - memorising every feature of his first glimpse of her; The way her hair cascaded down her face, the slow rising and falling of her chest, filled with the same breath of life as him, and the beauty of the sleepy gaze she gave him as she opened her eyes for the first time.  She smiled faintly; warmly, in knowledge of who Adam was and what he would mean to her.  Adam smiled faintly back, knowing his life on this earth would never be the same.  Far away, God smiled, knowing His creation was good.

"Therefore, a man shall leave his father and his mother and hold fast to his wife, and they shall become one flesh." (Gen 2:24)