"...I think that the Lord takes pleasure in us not only because of all that He has done, but because He sees something in us that pleases Him, something that is His own work.
A sculptor, when he commences on the marble, has only a rough block, but after days and weeks of hard working, he begins to see something like the image he is aiming at producing.
So I believe that God is pleased when He sees in any of us some grace, some repentance, some faith, some beginnings of that sanctification that will one day be perfect. You know how pleased you are with your children when they begin to talk; yet it is poor talk, is it not? So does God take pleasure in the tears of penitence, in the broken confession, in the first evidences of faith, in the tremblings of hope, because He wrought all this, and He is pleased with what He has done, pleased to see that so far His handiwork has been successful." -Charles Haddon Spurgeon
Pietà (Michelangelo)
[You know, (well, you don't really know), I actually was able to see the original sculpture, The Pieta' of Michelangelo, at the 1964 World's Fair in New York City.
I was 11 years old, and my Dad took the whole family up for our vacation. It was a great experience to see all the incredible pavilions and such, and the Vatican had a pavilion, and shipped over this masterpiece and had it on display.
You know, I can close my eyes and remember seeing this extraordinary statue. And yet at the time I was not as impressed as an 11 year old, as I am now, that I was able to see such a work of art.]
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