Hair

"For as the body is one and has many members, but all the members of that one body, being many, are one body, so also is Christ." ( 1 Cor. 12:12) The Holy Spirit goes on to write through Paul about different parts of the human body like feet, ears, eyes. One readily sees the importance of kidneys, lungs or the heart. But why did God create us with hair? What purpose does it serve? Beards may keep us warm in the winter but few people work outside any longer in cold climates and we can wear hats to cover our heads.
     Is it possible that we are given hair to illustrate the reality of being created male and female? In Genesis 1:26 God says, "Let us make man in our image, according to our likeness..." Verse 27 goes on to say "so God created man in His own image, in the image of God He created him, male and female He created them." (NKJV) These are the first Scriptural truths said about humanity.  Unlike angels, animals or any other part of the creation, we are made in the image of God. And both sexes are necessary to reflect His image rightly. Neither is sufficient on its own.
     1 Corinthians 11 uses hair to illustrate this. "Does not nature itself teach you that if a man has long hair, it is a dishonor to him? But if a woman has long hair, it is a glory to her, for her hair is given to her for a covering." (! Cor. 11:14-15 NKJV) There is no practical reason for a woman to have long hair. It is more difficult to take care of, and as I have heard so many women explain, there is a problem with split ends. ( Of course, no one can see them but you.) Yet God describes it as a "glory." The Song of Solomon says, "Your hair is like a flock of goats going down from Mt. Gilead (4:1, 6:5) - quite a vivid portrayal of the movement of long hair in the wind- and that "a king is held captive by your tresses." ( Song 7:5 NKJV)
     Is it possible that God is pleased when we reflect His image by embracing the masculinity or femininity with which He created us?