Three weekends ago, Rebecca and I took a wee stroll through Swarthmore College’s campus. I had done a radio interview there with Gen Life educator Matt Chominski (check out the Podcast!) and he led me to discover its hidden beauty; an arboretum, pleasant walking paths, exotic plants and trees, and some classic architecture. So as Rebecca and I strolled about, our eyes fell on a number of treasures; one being the red fire that’s leaping out of this ground fern.
It’s been said that one of the proofs for God’s existence, and there are many, lies in things that are beautiful. Augustine told us centuries ago to question the beauty of the earth, and said hear its answer; “Behold, we are beautiful.” Their beauty, he said, was their confession of the Beautiful One Who fashioned them.
As Fall falls around us in crisp blankets of air, and wraps us in warmer clothes, and stirs up our hearts in clouds of colored leaves, lets take time to chill. To drink in these treasures. For Beauty abounds for the eyes to see!
The Heart of Things 