One of my greatest difficulties in consenting to think of religion was that I thought I should have to give up my beautiful thoughts and my love for the things God has made. But I find that the happiness springing from all things not in themselves sinful is much increased by religion. God is the God of the Beautiful–Religion is the love of the Beautiful, and Heaven is the Home of the Beautiful–-Nature is tenfold brighter in the Sun of Righteousness, and my love of Nature is more intense since I became a Christian–-if indeed I am one. God has not given me such thoughts and forbidden me to enjoy them. .George MacDonald
About This Quote
There are things in this world that can bring us great joy, but it is so easy to become attached to them. We allow the world to steal away our peace of mind and happiness, too easily. We need to learn to keep our minds, hearts, and emotions open to everything in order to find happiness. It takes great strength and courage for a person like me to give up my beautiful thoughts, but I find that my happiness is much increased by religion.
God is the God of the Beautiful means that he has created beauty both in nature and in the spiritual world. But religion is the love of beauty because it teaches us how beautiful God really is. Religion is also the love of the beautiful because it teaches us how beautiful people are created.
And heaven is the home of beauty because when we die we will go to heaven where there will be no pain or suffering.
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