How Art Creates a Longing for God
(John shares his next spiritual meditation based on thoughts from his upcoming book: UNTO LIFE: Reflections on Both the Journey and the Destination.)
God is first-and-foremost a Creator. And as our Creator, he is also the world’s first artist. As discussed in a previous meditation, the beauty we see in the natural world exists because it is a reflection of God’s beautiful eternal nature. In the same way, when human beings who are made in God’s image create works of art, it is possible for those works to have the mark of eternity, too. This meditation encourages you to consider how art creates a longing for God, helping you live and move and have your being in the God who made you.
(Music courtesy of Coma-Media and ZakharValaha from Pixabay.)
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