Beauty and the Creative Impulse

Beauty and the Creative Impulse by Luci Shaw was very good.

I loved all the discussion of beauty. Shaw is on point when she said, "A sense of the beautiful is so integral, so deeply a part of who we are and what we enjoy as human beings, that we may easily take it for granted." How often do we just stop and look at all that is around us…the scenery, nature, animals, people...and really take it in?If we would do that, we would see how amazing this world and its inhabitants actually are. Think about the human body, so intricate and perfect. There is no other person in the world that is you. That is beauty in itself. I am the only me in the world. We are so accustomed to seeing all of the "everyday" things that we do not realize the beauty that is forever surrounding us.

"Beauty is perhaps one of the few things that constantly calls us back to God." Isn't this such a true statement? Have you ever laid outside under the stars and just thought about creation? About how insanely brilliant God is? It is so true when people say the earth testifies to the goodness and creativity of God. The earth screams out THERE IS A GOD and he is amazing! In my missions classes, quesitons of unreached people groups are always brought up. "Will they go to heaven if they die even if they have never heard the gospel?" It is sad thing that they have never heard the story of Jesus but creation constantly tells us there is God. It is natural revelation. The people might not hear a salvation message preached but they see that there is something greater than this world and out of their curiosity, Jesus shows himself to them and they are transformed. I feel as though we would all be benefited if we would just sit down and be amazed every once in a while.