“Beauty in the Religious Context of Love”

Ray Krise and W.A. Kathleen Craig
What is the most beautiful thing you can imagine? A shimmering multicolored garden, perhaps, or winkling star infested dusk. But what is the aesthetic meaning of a flower or star? We decide this meaning together when we practice interpersonal love, engage in a blessed community. Only in that context can beauty be found, nurtured, and shared throughout our common experience. What part do beauty and the arts play in our spiritual lives?