“If things created are so full of loveliness, how resplendent with beauty must be the One who made them!"
-St. Anthony of Padua
(Photo credit: Sean Dougherty)
This makes me so happy. When I feel overwhelmed by the beauty of a work of art, a kind gesture, a joyful soul or a perfect lyric my first marvel is at how such a poor creature as man could make something so good and so beautiful. Not often enough, however, do I turn my mind to the Source. If I feel like my heart would burst because of earthly beauty -- earthly reflections of Beauty -- then how much more cause do I have to be completely enthralled by the One who made it so. And how much better when my soul is finally freed from this body and earthly chains to to behold pure, untainted Joy, Beauty and Love. Oh, how good He is that we should behold even a fraction of this perfection!
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