Just as it is by His goodness that God gives being to…
““Just as it is by His goodness that God gives being to beings, so also it is by His goodness that He makes causes to be causes, thus delegating to them a certain participation in His actuality. Or rather, since causality flows from actuality, let us say that He confers the one in conferring the other, so that to the Christian mind the physical world in which we live offers a face which is the reverse of its physicism itself, a face where all that was read on the one side in terms of force, energy and law, is now read, on the other in terms of participations and analogies of the Divine Being. The Christian world takes on the character of a sacred world with a relation to God inscribed in its very being and every law that rules its functioning.””
About This Quote
This interpretation was drafted with AI assistance. It is one reading of the quote, not the author's own explanation.
Divine goodness creates beings and causes, giving them participation in reality, making the world sacred and relational to God.
In simple terms: God’s goodness makes everything part of a divine reality.
Key Takeaway
Recognize deeper meaning in everyday existence.
Themes
theology
philosophy
metaphysics
Mood
contemplative
inspirational
Type
philosophical
spiritual
When to use this quote
- personal meditation
- ethical decision making
- artistic creation
- environmental stewardship
Key Concepts
divine causality
participation
sacredness
Questions to Reflect On
- How does seeing the world as sacred affect your actions?
- Can you find divine participation in ordinary tasks?
A Different Perspective
Interpretations of divine participation can be abstract and hard to apply practically.