One (and only one) of these is compelling and true to observation, reason, and experience. Nature is more than raw material; it is less than divine.
I say this as an outdoorsman, a priest, and a father who enjoys watching his family encounter the awe and beauty of the world.
Every day of the school year, all adults and students on our campus stop what they are doing to gather together for Noonday Prayer. Starting in January 2026, we will gather in the Sanctuary of our new campus for this daily office. I cannot wait.
“Beauty is goodness made manifest to the senses.”
“In life, giving freely is essential.”
Father Jean-Philippe, of Solesmes Abbey
“We are reduced to the role of the weak link in a system we have freely created.”
Dom David (monk) summarizing The Obsolescence of Man by Günther Anders
While this certainly resonates, Lewis rightly goes on to argue that the root issue lies in us holding the utterly unrealistic expectation that there will be no “unexpected demands” in the first place.
