with him and for relationship with each other. There’s a reason psychologists label antisocial behavior a pathology. We were not created for isolation and exclusion. We were created for relationship. We are social beings. Creation is the opening act of the history of the world, of the Bible, and of God’s grand story. As we look into the creation account in Genesis 1–2 and the biblical reflections on creation in the rest of Scripture, we learn that humanity plays a crucial role in God’s plan