Beauty, as a philosophical concept, is rather mysterious — a slippery elf, hard to catch hold of, impossible to define. But let me try anyway: Beauty is that which glistens on the edges of our yearnings and lures us into the depth of things. Its mystery lures us to deep communion with all creation. Its sensuality calls us to incarnate God on our walks on a sandy beach. Its glistening lends buoyancy to heavy days.
— Patricia Adams Farmer, Embracing a Beautiful God