And the Lord God planted a garden in Eden, in the east; and there he put the human whom he had formed. Out of the ground the Lord God made to grow every tree that is pleasant to the sight and good for food, the tree of life also in the midst of the garden, and the…
The irresistible imperative of new life, the promise that is new and fresh every year, the irrepressible undeniability of hope.
Read more When we focus on what is beautiful we cannot help but believe
new ways of seeing and experiencing this amazing world
with God I find I am able to reach into otherwise unfathomable places.
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creation
art is good for the soul
what happens when we look at God through the structure - the framework -of the Christian faith, and then look back at the world through the compassionate eyes of Jesus.
Like each one of us, stained glass captures, refracts, and passes on a light that is not its own. God - in creativity and light and love and grace - speaks both into us and into the world through us.
So I can only conclude that, yes, this is a war - but that it is a war we can only win via the deployment of light, and love, and promise, and joy, and generosity, and beauty.
Read more our ultimate weapon is beauty, and our strongest response must be love
We are in and of God's design. Often, the very best thing we can do for ourselves, and for those around us, is to take the time to engage with our Creator, and to find out exactly where that understanding leads us.
