Scripture and Tradition never cease to teach and celebrate this fundamental truth: "The world was made for the glory of God." St. Bonaventure explains that God created all things "not to increase his glory, but to show it forth and to communicate it", for God has no other reason for creating than his love and goodness: "Creatures came into existence when the key of love opened his hand." -- From the Catechism of The Catholic Church, article 293
I have always wondered why people can be
so capitulated by the beauty of nature. Why is it, that a simple mountain
landscape or a "winter wonderland" is enough to inspire goose bumps
and awe? Because that's what the Holy Spirit does. He gives us chills, to tell
us that He is there. He awes us with beauty. He is "Veni Creator
Spiritus" and He is God. This sense of beauty is fundamental proof of the
existence of an Omnipotent Creator of the universe.
All art is a reflection of the artist who created it. It says something about who the artist is. Nature is beautiful, and therefore, our God is beautiful.
I also think that it is important to realize that unlike a human artist, God created everything out of nothing.
"If God had drawn the world from pre-existent matter, what would be so extraordinary in that? A human artisan makes from a given material whatever he wants, while God shows His power by starting from nothing to make all He wants." -- St. Theophilus of Antioch
If God can create something from nothing, than He can turn a sinners heart into a saint's. The power of God's mercy is endless, as is the beauty of His creations. For it is by Him that we are created, and it is by His Son on the cross, that our life is endless and eternal, so long as we follow Him.
Pax Christi.
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