There is something very comforting about reading the creation account in the book of Genesis. We hear the story of our origin - and this origin provides us with insight to our destination. God made all types of things - growing in complexity as time moves on - yet each day has something so profound and beautiful. Even the simplest thing like light on the first day fills us with wonder.
God made for us a beautiful world, not so that we become too attached to this place, but so that we can only imagine what he has prepared for us, and our imagination, of course, will always fall short.
When we build churches, not counting the ones built in the 60s and 70s - we try to capture this profound sense. We order creation upward so as to catch a glimpse of the glory of God. What we do architecturally will be nothing but a shadow - yet it is good to lift our hearts and souls this way.
But none of these, not our Churches - nor even the beauty of God's created landscapes & stars will compare to the beauty of the crowning jewel of God's creation. The human race is the highpoint of creation - only people are made truly in the image of God. Yet in our world today, it is often people who are put last.
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