Finding Beauty In The World That God Has Given To Us

The Return to Order Moment

Society conditions us to see ugliness. The television news business thrives on it. Advertising tries to make us pay attention by shocking us. Movies and novels are deemed boring unless there is something in it that is incredibly ugly, like murder or adultery. Even many fashion trends make the people who adopt them appear ugly. Why did we stop seeking out things that are beautiful? Perhaps it was when society stopped seeking after God. After all, if God is all beauty, then using our wills to embrace ugliness has to be a rejection of God – and an embrace of evil. Each of the four essays that make up this podcast focus upon beauty. The first considers the implications of a miracle that saved a beautiful place. The second describes one kind of beauty of character - and how it was found in a surprising place. The third is more philosophical - considering the ways that modern people reject beauty and how it can be recovered. The last describes a vacation in a magnificent and beautiful place - and the factors that make that place beautiful. Listeners who wish to read the essays in their original formats can use the following links - https://www.returntoorder.org/2023/08/the-miracle-on-maui-is-god-sending-us-a-message/, https://www.returntoorder.org/2023/09/finding-light-in-a-walmart/, https://www.returntoorder.org/2023/08/the-rejection-and-restoration-of-beauty/, and https://www.returntoorder.org/2021/07/finding-a-world-of-peace-and-order-on-michigans-mackinac-island/. Thank you for listening.