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beauty will save the world

Tish Harrison Warren writes in her book "Liturgy of The Ordinary": "When we gaze at the richness of the gospel and the church and find them dull and uninteresting, it's actually we who have been hollowed out. We have lost our capacity to see wonders where true wonders lie. We must be formed as a people who are capable of appreciating goodness, truth and beauty."  I have always been one who appreciates "the little things." Or, more colloquially referred to as, "the vibes." The warm glow of a candle, a coffee made just right, a glass of wine to accompany a board game. Savoring.  A few years ago, I was exposed to the quote "Beauty will save the world." It's from russian novelist, Fyodor Dostoyevsky's "The Idiot". I have never read this book, but I've seen this quote a few times when someone is referring to beauty and truth. I have come to understand this quote to mean that Truth will save the world. Because everyt...