Lewis: the motive of creation

Sunday, January 12, 2014
    Feast of Aelred of Hexham, Abbot of Rievaulx, 1167
    Commemoration of Benedict Biscop, Abbot of Wearmouth, Scholar, 689
Meditation:
I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made;
    your works are wonderful,
    I know that full well.
    —Psalm 139:14 (NIV)
Quotation:
    God, who needs nothing, loves into existence wholly superfluous creatures in order that he may love and perfect them.
    ... C. S. Lewis (1898-1963), The Four Loves, London: Geoffrey Bles, 1960, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 1960, p. 140 (see the book)
    See also Ps. 139:14; Gen. 1:26-28; Job 41:10-11; Ps. 90:2; John 5:26; Acts 17: 24-25; 1 John 4:10; Rev. 4:11
Quiet time reflection:
    Lord, Your Spirit is perfecting each of Your people. CQOD    Blog    email    RSS
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