It is true that all men are created in the image of God, but Christians are supposed to be conscious of that fact, and being conscious of it should recognize the importance of living artistically, aesthetically, and creatively, as creative creatures of the Creator. If we have been created in the image of an Artist, then we should look for expressions of artistry, and be sensitive to beauty, responsive to what has been created for us
Interpretation
The quote emphasizes the importance of recognizing our divine identity and living creatively in response to it.
Edith Schaeffer asserts that since all humans are made in the image of God, Christians have a responsibility to acknowledge this truth by embracing and expressing creativity. Our divine resemblance calls us to appreciate beauty and engage artistically with the world around us, as a response to the artistry of our Creator.
In practice
During a community art fair, I shared this quote to inspire artists to embrace their creative gifts.
If you *stop* putting off homemaking until your hope of marriage develops into a reality, and *start* to develop an interesting home right now, it seems to me two things will happen: first, you will develop into the person you could be as you surround yourself with things that express your own tastes and ideas; and second, as you relax and become interested in areas of creativity, you will develop into a more interesting person to be with.
Most of us do not consciously look at movies.
Who among us has not dreamt, in moments of ambition, of the miracle of a poetic prose, musical without rhythm and rhyme, supple and staccato enough to adapt to the lyrical stirrings of the soul, the undulations of dreams, and sudden leaps of consciousness.
I'd spent five hours that morning trying to write a song that was meaningful and good, and I finally gave up and lay down. Then, "Nowhere Man" came, words and music, the whole damn thing, as I lay down...Song writing is about getting the demon out of me. It's like being possessed. You try to go to sleep, but the song won't let you. So you have to get up and make it into something, and then you're allowed sleep.
I believe your home tells a story about who you are and who you aspire to be. We represent ourselves through the things we own. I don't believe in trends. I believe in collecting things that you connect with. We should surround ourselves with things we care about, that have meaning.
In some ways, my gift for music and writing was born out of tragedy, really, and loss.
Jazz is the only music in which the same note can be played night after night but differently each time.
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