Restored Harmony in Creation

Loss of Harmony

What happened to remove harmony from Creation? Temptation and sin God needed to punish the sinners

What happened as a result of that sin? People were no longer able to see God’s

wisdom in creation Difficulty understanding “the book” of creation

Restoring Harmony

What is needed to restore that harmony? The presence of Jesus God chose to send us his Son AFTER the Fall

“The summit of creation is the Incarnation”

Ways Jesus Restored Harmony to Creation

“Enflesh[ing] the divine.”

“God was made visible as a part of Creation.”

“…Revealed the hidden language of creation in his divinised humanity.”

“To know Christ is to rediscover the language of Creation.”

Franciscan Understanding

Through his “life of prayer and penance,” St. Francis of Assisi was able to see Creation in its original state of harmony.

BUT, this “anticipated state of redemption” resulted in his stigmata.