Hope Presbyterian Church In Winston-salem Sermons

Series: Joy Beyond the SorrowScripture: Philippians 4:8-9 God has given us the Morning Star already: you can go and enjoy the gift on many fine mornings if you get up early enough. What more, you ask do we want? Ah, but we want so much more—something the books on aesthetics take little notice of. But the poets and the mythologies know all about it. We do not want merely to see beauty, though, God knows, even that is bounty enough. We want something else which can hardly be put into words—to be united with the beauty we see, to pass into it, to become part of it.  —C.S. Lewis, The Weight of Glory The most beautiful people we have known are those who have known defeat, known suffering, known struggle, known loss, and have found their way out of the depths. These persons have an appreciation, a sensitivity, and an understanding of life that fills them with compassion, gentleness, and a deep loving concern. Beautiful people do not just happen. ―Elisabeth Kübler-Ross Beauty is not only a terrible thing, it is also