Wednesday 10 September 2008

God is Infinite Beauty

From Charles de Foucauld in Tony Castle's Exploring Prayer:

"All created beauty, all the beauty of nature; the beauty of the sunset, of the dark forest, of the garden of flowers, of the mountains and the great spaces of the desert, of the snow and the ice, the beauty of the rare soul reflected in a beautiful face, all these beauties are but the palest reflection of yours, my God."

I am presently reflecting on Psalm 139, and this chimes in with v 14:

I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made; your works are wonderful, I know that full well.

Must find time to read Alister McGrath's book on the Re-Enchantment of Nature, though there are some releated passages in his The Twilight of Atheism (in Ch. 5)

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