Jesus gave me flowers on the side of the highway.

... and it made me think about the ways that we can come to know God.

Let me explain.

I was driving to an appointment the other day and the purple and yellow flowers on the side of the road caught my eye.

I love getting flowers. So when I saw the hundreds and hundreds of gorgeous blooms in the afternoon sunshine, my immediate thought was, "Thank you Jesus! You are so generous to your little ones."

The Catechism says that we come to know God and His existence in primarily two ways: The world & human reason.

“Since our knowledge of God is limited, our language about him is equally so. We can name God only by taking creatures as our starting point, and in accordance with our limited human ways of knowing and thinking.” (CCC 40)

All creatures bear a certain resemblance to God, most especially man, created in the image and likeness of God. The manifold perfections of creatures — their truth, their goodness, their beauty all reflect the infinite perfection of God. Consequently we can name God by taking his creatures' perfections as our starting point, "for from the greatness and beauty of created things comes a corresponding perception of their Creator". (CCC 41)

So to summarize...

The Beauty, Goodness, and Truth that we witness in one another and in all of creation points pur minds and hearts to God!

So when Jesus allowed me to notice those flowers along the road, He wasn't just saying to me, "Look, I created this." He was saying, "Look, I created this, and it's for you."

Creation is a starting point.

Its beauty, goodness, and truth point to God. God's Divine Revelation takes place through Scripture and Tradition- but all throughout our world are moments of Beauty that reveal His existence, attributes, and care for humanity.

How have you experienced God’s presence this week?