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What does it mean?
Beauty is linked to divine wisdom and presence.
In plain terms
Beauty is connected to God.
What can you take from it?
See beauty as divine.

Where it applies

  • spiritual reflection
  • art appreciation
  • faith practice

Putting it to work

  • honor beauty
  • reflect on divinity
  • appreciate creation

Questions to consider

  • Is beauty divine?
  • How does beauty reveal wisdom?

Another view

It restricts the concept of beauty to a specific theological view.

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