To paraphrase Jean Jacques Maritain in his work "Art and Scholasticism", "We are created in the image of God; God is a God of creation. Thus, when we create we are imitating God. Art is therefore the highest thing we can do as humans because we are imitating our Creator." (This week's paraphrasing brought to you by the number 7, the letter Q, and, mainly, Alan Combs.) As we continue discussing God "the Father Almighty" and as we look to next week's discussion of God as Creator, it occurs to me that in our trying to understand and embrace the mystery that is God, art is the best language we can use when describing God. This week I challenge us to post links to examples of art (e.g., lyrics to a song, lines from a poem, scenes in a play, paintings, photos, sculpture...any medium is acceptable) that expresses something of the nature and identity of God. To start us off, the picture on the left is by Rembrandt and is discussed in this week's reading. (Oh yeah, here is a link to this week's Reading.) The painting is Rembrandt trying to capture the scene between the Prodigal Son and his Father.
