The psalmist tells us that Creation speaks of her Creator and that her voice is loud everywhere.  I was raised to understand this as the reason no one can say they didn't get the message about God's existence.  In my recently released book, "Approaching God," I wonder about God and art and how He feels about His creative expressions... and ours.

"Is the only purpose of God’s art to point us to him?  I believe that God’s art is also for our enjoyment because God values art, beauty and the aesthetically pleasing.  God likes things to look good... 

God designed us to appreciate and benefit from beauty and art.  It is pleasant to be surrounded by loveliness.  There is inherent value in the wellbeing that the natural environment and man-made beauty produce in us.  Beauty and art feel good...