Today we spend some time in Genesis 1 as a basis for understanding that human beings, made in the image of God, matter. In the wake of artist Chris Cornell's suicide, it has become more and more difficult for our culture to believe that life has a purpose. Which is why we need to confess God as Creator. To say, "I believe in God the creator" is to announce that we believe life has meaning, that we have a purpose, and that every single one of us matters. Our confession pushes back the darkness in our lives and in our world.