When we enjoy beauty are we conscious of participating in an action rooted in the divine? Not only do we engage in a divine action when observing beauty but whether conscious of it or not we are also invited to experience communion with the Transcendent God who at that very moment is also delighting in that beauty.
My hope for us today is that we can begin to move into a more conscious awareness of God’s presence with us in a particular way while we observe beauty in its many expressions, whether it be watching a sunset, or listening to the sound of birds chirping melodiously or gazing upon a work of art by Michelangelo or listening to one of Beethoven's symphonies. The list goes on. In all of these let us be conscious and confident that our delight is coupled intimately with the delight of our loving Triune God such that during or after each encounter with beauty the phrase, ‘And God saw that it was good’ could be broadened to say, ‘And we saw, God and us together, that it was good.’ Observing beauty is like doing the tango, we miss out when we try it by ourselves. Observing beauty always offers us an opportunity for intimacy with God.
Finally, I would like to suggest that reflecting upon beauty is at the heart of the life of the Trinity. We all know what its like to get caught up in the beauty of a sunset, and how what seemed like a minute turns out to be thirty minutes later. Beauty has the power to make time stand still and within God each member of the Trinity is caught up in the beauty of each other thereby giving birth to eternity. By virtue of our baptism we are being called to participate in this eternal gallery of beauty.
As we approach the Eucharist today, let us pledge ourselves to become more conscious of God’s intimate presence waiting to delight with us in the beauty that brings delight to our hearts. As well let us give thanks to Christ who handed himself over for us so as to present us to the Father without spot, wrinkle or blemish.
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