Moments of Laud ...

Friday, Feb 19, 2016. When something is really good, you want to tell your friends. When something is truly beautiful, you want to pass on the news. When you made a fantastic experience, you are full of excitement, praise and joy. Yes, there are fantastic things on this planet, there are things which are to be praised.

Beauty around and in us …

There is a lot of beauty around us today. When I think about what is beautiful, there are several things which come to my mind immediately. There is nature, towns, buildings. There is people: women and men alike. There is technology. There is music. There is art. And there is science. To me, there are beauties over beauties, and the day is not long enough to follow the fantastic things which have been created, which are around me.

Allow me to pick two things to say some more words. There is, first, the beauty of mathematics and the beauty of programming. Many people had their difficulties with maths in school, but when you made it to full mathematical science, it is more beautiful than the symphonies of Brahms, better than the finest rock music. But you need special gifts here to fully sense this beauty, which is there, in maths, but also in nature, since it applies to all layers of our creation. In a similar way, every human has his or her talents and gifts, and a sense of special beauty to a particular field or area - let it be in music or in dance or in design or in sports or in technology.

Second, there is the beauty of friendship, of companionship, of community. There is the beauty of pursuing goals together, with different people, who are gifted with different gifts and talents. There is beauty in getting to know each other, in the interaction, in discussions, in joint work and joint joy. Social interaction is a layer of this world, which has its own type of beauty and fascination. The exchange of experiences, talking about your day, your struggle, your joy, your insight and your questions. Wow!

God's Beauty …

David is praising God for who he is and what he is. He has discovered the overwhelming beauty of the source of all, the person of the Lord, the eternal living God. God is full of steadfast love, of faithfulness. To discover how pure God is, brings joy without limit! It brings breathless times, minutes and hours of wonder and astounding pause. Let us listen to Psalm 57, where God is praised: ... more texts