If the light is It is because God said 'Let there be light.'
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Light exists because of a divine command, implying creation is intentional.
- In plain terms
- The light is here because God told it to be.
- What can you take from it?
- Recognize the intentionality behind existence.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What creates light in your life?
- How do you see order?
Another view
It assumes a specific theological framework.
More from Dante Gabriel Rossetti
Was it a friend or foe that spread these lies? Nay, who but infants question in such wise, 'T was one of my most intimate enemies.
Permalink to quote #24 Thou fill'st from the winged chalice of the soul Thy lamp, O Memory, fire-winged to its goal.
Permalink to quote #26 Gather a shell from the strewn beach And listen at its lips: they sigh The same desire and mystery, The echo of the whole sea's speech.
Permalink to quote #23
Related quotes
I do not believe He started this world-a going and went away and left it to run by itself.
Elbert HubbardElbert Hubbard quote #37 Acquaint thyself with God, if thou would'st taste His works. Admitted once to his embrace, Thou shalt perceive that thou was blind before: Thine eye shall be i…
William CowperWilliam Cowper quote #88 'In my days of youth, I remembered my God, And he hath not forgotten my age.'
Robert SoutheyRobert Southey quote #3