Counsels to Parents, Teachers, and Students - Ellen G. White

caves of the sea and the depths of the earth reveal
His treasures. He who placed the pearls in the
ocean and the amethyst and chrysolite among the
rocks is a lover of the beautiful. The sun rising in
the heavens is a representative of Him who is the
life and light of all that He has made. All the
brightness and beauty that adorn the earth and light
up the heavens speak of God.
Shall we, then, in the enjoyment of His gifts,
forget the Giver? Let them rather lead us to
contemplate His goodness and His love. Let all that
is beautiful in our earthly home remind us of the
crystal river and green fields, the waving trees and
living fountains, the shining city and the whiterobed
singers, of our heavenly home--that world of
beauty which no artist can picture, no mortal
tongue describe. “Eye hath not seen, nor ear heard,
neither have entered into the heart of man, the
things which God hath prepared for them that love
Him.” (1 Corinthians 2:9)
To dwell forever in this home of the blest, to
bear in soul, body, and spirit, not the dark traces of
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