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Just Our Thoughts
May. 7, 2008
Chapter One The First Artist from The Hidden Art of Homemaking
I started The Hidden Art of Homemaking this morning. So far I am loving it and I've only read the first chapter. I've decided to do a chapter by chapter review of the book to encourage others to read this book, to engrain the information into my mind and heart and to share my thoughts and comments along the way. Feel free to join me if you can get your hands on a copy, although I can't tell you what kind of a schedule I plan to keep. You'll just have to bear with me as I'm a busy mom of four. Leave your comments and points of view, even if you don't read along. I like getting insight from many sources.
And with that, here is:
Chapter One - The First Artist
"For, lo, he that formeth the mountains, and createth the wind, and declareth unto man what is his thought, that maketh the morning darkness, and treadeth upon the high places of the earth, The Lord, The God of hosts, is his name." Amos 4:13
"Think of the mobiles of God, the Artist, brought forth by the wind that He created. The wind, blowing in the trees, swaying the grass, bending a field of wheat as a ballet, rising again, bending again. The spray of the ocean, wild waves against rocks bringing forth a curve of spray, a mobile of spray. Light through spray, like thousands of diamonds blowing on invisible threads! The movement of the birth trees' delicate branches and sensitive leaves twinkling and twisting, fluttering in a breeze; or clouds drifting slowly across a clear sky or scudding in swift movements as shapes change - God's mobiles." (page 18-19)
The above paragraph is just one small example of the thought provoking writing found in this book. Mrs. Edith Schaeffer has done a wonderful job of reminding her readers to really look at nature and see nature as God's masterpiece, His artwork. God didn't just create the world but He created people too. We are beautiful artwork, created by a loving Artist. She also talks about God's light shows and His marvelous use of color in the mountains and hills.
"Every single one of us has been spoiled by sin. But as we look back over history and see artists, musicians and creative people in various fields, we can recognize the 'image of God'." (page 28)
The author goes on to talk about how humans are created in the image of God. Now God is perfect and we have a sinful nature through the fall of man. However, there is a fragment of God's perfection left. Because God is creative, man also has some creativity but some people have more creativity than others. God has given different people different "leftovers" of His perfection. I know this description I have given doesn't do the author's explanation justice. You'll have to go read the book for yourself!
In closing the chapter Mrs. Schaeffer goes on to say that Christians should be some of the most creative people out there because as we grow in our relationship with our own creator, God, we will be more like Him. He is the first and the best creator that ever was and ever will be.
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