A new/renewed “fad/fashion/trend/etc.” in the church is reclaiming the arts and creativity in the name of Christ. And this is a wonderful trend, which I hope continues. But at the same time, we have to realize that we will never acheive the creativity of our God (should we repent of this? of never acheiving the creativity of God? there’s something I’ve never thought of…). I talked about this briefly on Sunday from Revelation 4: the mythical-esque (they’re real) creatures that surround the throne are an overflow of God’s creativity, just as the Creation as we know it is. A quote on the side of my Starbucks coffee cup reminds me of this:
One can only be humbled by the richness of the animal an dplant life on this place we call Earth – the diversity of life in the oceans – so evident here on the Great Barrier Reef. Hundreds of soft and hard corals, fish species and marine animals. I want to do my part to secure this wonderful world for future generations.
This not only reminds me of our responsibility to steward creation, but also of Romans 1:20 – creation screams of God’s power and holiness. If we pay attention, we might learn something.