“God is beautiful. Whereas God could have created air filtration machines, he instead chose to create trees.  Whereas God could have chosen to cast creation in black and white, he instead chose to paint from a vast palette of colors.  Why?  Because God is gloriously beautiful, and creation reflects his beauty with ceaseless displays of breathtaking splendor that cause us to rightly feel in the presence of something sacred so as to create in us wonder and worship.”