Random Quotation of the Day

"Why were schools in particular so ugly, so barren, so bereft of aspiration or inspiration, the antithesis of the qualities one would wish to instill in students; cinderblock walls, sickly linoleum, dead light, dreadful basements, institutional fixtures, without self-respect...He knew one could spend just as much money building something lifeless as building something alive...It was not enough to make things less bad; one must make them for the good."

-- The Winter Vault, Anne Michaels

This thought applies just as much to churches as schools: if the building is really dedicated to the honor and worship of the God who created the universe in all of its glory and wonder, then don't you think you could put just a little effort into making it beautiful?

(As for the book itself, don't bother reading it. The quotation was the only good thing I got out of it.)