"...just so those who love God are never weary of thinking upon Him, living for Him, yearning for Him, and talking of Him, and they would fain grave the holy and blessed Name of Jesus upon the hearts of every human being throughout the world.
To such as these everything speaks of Him, and His whole creation joins them in lauding their Beloved. The whole world speaks to them in a silent but intelligible language of their love, everything excites them to holy thoughts, whence arise countless and elevating aspirins after God." - St. Frances de Sales
St.Frances then proceeds to give example of many Saints moved to profound thoughts of love and devotion by things so often overlooked; the ocean, gently flowing steams, lovely flowers, animals, the wind, the trees and any other creation of our God can move us to holy thoughts of love. It is, after all, through the visible that we come to see the invisible. =)
So true... I've often thought of all things as singing the song of the Word, rejoicing in the Word, singing a song of love to the Father. For all things give back praise according to their very being, their very place in the Logos, to the God and Father who made them from his heart, in truth and love.
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